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In Defense jof Self Defense oly 3 Historically, the pover structure has demanded that Black cater to their desires and to the elds of bhe imperialistic ree ressor. The power structure has endorsed those Black leac ‘exiuced themselves to nothéng more than apologizing parrots ded the so-called bl and have shown them Tuxury enjoyed onty by the oppressor esJers Serve the oppressor hy purposely keeping the pesni ive end passive ~non-niclent. At any moment that these so-cz. lecéers respond to the cries 4f the suffering and downtro2 unemployed and welfare recipients who hunger for liyeration by ar 3 means necesseyy. Uistorically, there hace been a few Black men who have rejected + the hancnuts of the oppressor 5 ‘s braimashing, and who have refused to indulge in the criminal acti of tecching submission, fear, anélove for an encmy vho hates the color black and is determined to conmib genccide on an internaticay) achle. ? . : . There has always existed -in the Black colony Afro-Americs a fu fundomental difierende over which tactics from the >road spect. of alternatives Black people should employ in their struggie fer nuticnal Liberation. One side of this diffcrence contends that Black people are 7 nto the of American life, they must émple’ no tactic that wil ancer the ote pressor whites. This view holds that Block people corstitute a bppeless minority and that salvation for Black pecple lies in devejer* ing brotherly relations. There are certain tactics that are taboo. Vi lence acainst the oppressor must de avoided at all costs hecare the oppressor will retaliate with surerjor violence. So Bleck people m. protest, hut not protect. They can complain, but not ert and choot. In short, Black people mus at al? cost remain nor-viohert On the other side of theifference, we find that the point of @cparture is the principle th:t the oppxessor has ro rights that © oppressor has no rights that ‘he oppressed js bound to respect. Kill the slavemaster, destroyhim utterly, move aginst kim with eble fortitude. Bréak his oppessive power hy any means reccssary. Ken who have stood hefore the Slack masses and recommended this resy to the oppression have been tld in fear by the oppressor. The Blacks jn the colony who were ted to the non-violent alzernative could not relate to the advocaes of implacable opposition tothe opyrcssor. Because the oppress: always prefers to deal with the 2 iS less dangerous, men for his subjects. ; ni all to speak for them him: el. wabal to dn this practically he dors tho gift} next best thine, acti endorses spokesmen who will allow tim to speak through them t¢ the mosses Paramount amongs: his imperatives jis to see to it that i:placable spokesmen are never e@llowee to communicate their mssye to the aasses. Thejr oppressor wi) resort to any wears necersar to silence the implucables. ‘