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Black Panther Party — Part 1
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jn he Unters sta af the
lant ares are Poiyed th
Maeve bea ary persanad
or any ervor tert
at wo vould not.
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ce cak, then,
Pvuuld nut cives
We must not become com
wlncent quer anye sutecag. Me should
check our couplacency rantly exiticize our short~
comings, just as we should w: our facen or sweep the floor
avery doy to remove the dirt and koop them clean
Ae for criticism, do it in gcod time; don'& get into the habit
of criticizing only after the cvent.
onl co
Taught by mistakes and setbacks, we have bocone wiser and hoa-
dle our affairs better. It is hurd for eny pelitical party
or person to avoid mistikes, bet we should muxe aa few 29
possible. Once a mistake is made, we should correct it, and
the more quickly and theroughly the better. .
LIBERALISM
Liberalicm manifests itself in variaus ways.
To let things slide for the sake of perce and friendship
when a pweson has clearly gone wrong, end rer: from prin=
cipled argument because he is an old ecquaintanes, a fellow
toxnsman, a schacl: », & Close friend, a loved one, an old
collengue or old cubordinate. Or to touch on the matter
lightly instead of going into in thoroughly, so as to keep
on good terms. The result is that beth the organization and
the individual are harmed. This ore type of liberalism.
To indulge in irresponsible criticiom in privste instesd of
actively putting forward one's suggestions to the organization.
To:say nothing to praple to theix faces but to gossip behind
their backs, or to say nothir a mecting byt to gossip
afterwards. To show no rev all for the principles of
collective life but to follow one's cwn inclimation. ‘Thia
is a second type : . a .
To let things Grift if they do not affect -> personally;
to say as little as possible while knowir ovfectly well
what is wrong, to be woxddly wise and pli. afe and seel
only to avoid blanc. This is a third typc
Not to obet orders hyt to give pride of piace to one's own
opinions. To demand special cousiderution from the organ-
ization but ta reject its discipline. ‘This is a fourth type.
To 3ndulge in personal attackg, pick quarrels, vent personal
spite or scek revenge instead of entering into an argument
and struggling against incerrect views for the sake of unity or
progress or getting the work done properly. This is a fifth type.
To heer incorrect views without rebitting them and even to
hear counter-revolutionary remarks withour reporting the,
but instead to take them calmly as if nothing had happoned
This is a oixth type. . .
To be awong the masees and fil to canduct propaganda and
agitation speak at meetings or conduct invest. tions and
inquiries auong them, and instead to be indi gferent ty them and
Show no concern for their well-heing, forgetting that one ia
a Cenmunist J Behaving as if ane were an ordinary non-
Panther, whin is a seventh type.
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