bijouxbroussard · F
If I could’ve asked him a question it would’ve been what Malcolm, (originally from Nebraska), thought of the "Freedom Riders". They were leaving their comfortable Northern homes and heading South in the years right before Malcolm’s death, so he had to have known about them. They were helping with voter registration and supporting MLK and other activists, often being beaten right along with them. Some even lost their lives. They were classified as "white liberals" by the segregationists, but they sure didn’t sit on the sidelines.
calicuz · 56-60, M
I disagree with him. I believe there are those who genuinely believe in Liberty for all men.
I believe there are White men who genuinely are not afraid to compete with Black men for jobs.
I believe there are White men who genuinely aren't afraid to educate Black children.
I disagree with Mr. X on this one.
I believe there are White men who genuinely are not afraid to compete with Black men for jobs.
I believe there are White men who genuinely aren't afraid to educate Black children.
I disagree with Mr. X on this one.
CountScrofula · 41-45, M
bijouxbroussard · F
Keep in mind at that point he believed all whites were intrinsically racist, thought liberals were pretending not to be.
One exception, historically speaking, was John Brown.
Malcom said:
So if you’re going to quote the man, make sure you understand the context. He was not pinning medals on conservatives, by any means.
One exception, historically speaking, was John Brown.
Malcom said:
“If a white man wants to be your ally, what does he think of John Brown? You know what John Brown did? He went to war. He was a white man who went to war against white people to help free slaves."
“So if we need white allies in this country, we don’t need those kind who compromise. We don’t need those kind who encourage us to be polite, responsible, you know,”
Malcolm added.
“We don’t need those kind who give us that kind of advice. We don’t need those kind who tell us how to be patient. No, if we want some white allies, we need the kind that John Brown was, or we don’t need you. And the only way to get those kind is to turn in a new direction.”
“So if we need white allies in this country, we don’t need those kind who compromise. We don’t need those kind who encourage us to be polite, responsible, you know,”
Malcolm added.
“We don’t need those kind who give us that kind of advice. We don’t need those kind who tell us how to be patient. No, if we want some white allies, we need the kind that John Brown was, or we don’t need you. And the only way to get those kind is to turn in a new direction.”
So if you’re going to quote the man, make sure you understand the context. He was not pinning medals on conservatives, by any means.
Straylight · 31-35, F
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Straylight · 31-35, F
@deadgerbil The last part especially is what they don’t want to hear.
Not exactly a glowing endorsement of either side.
“Now the White liberals aren’t White people who are for independence, who are liberal, who are moral, who are ethical in their thinking, they are just a faction of White people who are jockeying for power the same as the White conservatives are a faction of White people who are jockeying for power. Now they are fighting each other for booty, for power, for prestige and the one who is the football in the game is the Negro. Twenty million Black people in this country are a political football, a political pawn an economic football, an economic pawn, a social football, a social pawn...”
Not exactly a glowing endorsement of either side.
deadgerbil · 26-30
@Straylight it doesn't make for quick click bait posts that affirm biases lol
Straylight · 31-35, F
@deadgerbil Well you can’t go around thinking too hard. Easier to misrepresent a quote.
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bijouxbroussard · F
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The bottom line was, he didn’t trust U.S. whites at all. Later in life when he visited Mecca, he would befriend white Muslims and his attitudes would shift a bit. Ironically, that was part of what put him at odds with his former mentor, Elijah Muhammad.
The bottom line was, he didn’t trust U.S. whites at all. Later in life when he visited Mecca, he would befriend white Muslims and his attitudes would shift a bit. Ironically, that was part of what put him at odds with his former mentor, Elijah Muhammad.
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DrWatson · 70-79, M
@bijouxbroussard Absolutely not! It took me a while before I realized that someone might have thought that was what Malcom X meant! (Sometimes, this old guy forgets that not everyone was around back then! )
There was a book that came out around 1970, "The Poverty of Liberalism". It's premise was: liberalism is ineffective in meeting its goals, conservatism is unacceptable, and thus radicalism is the only viable way forward.
There was a book that came out around 1970, "The Poverty of Liberalism". It's premise was: liberalism is ineffective in meeting its goals, conservatism is unacceptable, and thus radicalism is the only viable way forward.
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