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Black Panther Party — Part 23
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The. oppressor will resort to any tea, ne. asaryntn sflence thevtm--— -
placahles. .
The 2ppressor. endorsed spolecanen, and the fnplacnhles form th e
three prints of a triangle of death. .
The oppressor Yooks upon the endo sMmtesmen as a tonl to vse aqairst
the implacabtes to keepiiy the masses passive within the acccptabae
limits of the tactics ke ig capable of -artainine The endorsed spokes—
men look vpon the oppfcssor as » qnardjian andel who can alweva
be depended wpa to protect thea from the srath oF the ipplocables,
while he looks upon the implacebles as dangerous and irresponsible
madmen who, by angering the the oppressor, will certainly provoke a
blood bath in which they themselves might aet washed away. The
jmplacables view bothiy the oppressors and endorkcd leaders as his @
deadly encmies. If any thing, he has a more profound hatred for the
endorsed Jeaders than he has for the oppressor hémself, because the
implacables know athat they can deal with the oppressor only after t
they have driven the endorsed spokesmen off the scene. °
Historically, the encorsed spokesmen have always held the upper
hand on the jmplacables. In, Afro-/merican history, there are shining
brief moments Wien the implacables have outmaneuvered the oppressor
and the endorsed spokesmen and gained the attention of the Black
masses.The Black masses, recoqnizing the implacables jn the depths
of their despair, respond magnetically to the +mplacables and bestow
a devotion and loyalty to them that frighlens the oppressor and endorsed
spokesmen into a panic~strikeh “frenzy, and they leap into a
rash act-~ murder, imprisonment, or bxile -- to silence the impiacables
and to aet their show back on the road. .
The masses of Bleck people hava always been deeply entrenched
and involved in the basic nemessitics of life. Trey have not had time
to abstract their situation. Abstractions come only with leisure. The
people have not had the luxury of léisute. Therefore, the people have
been very aware of the true definificnof politi politics ore
merely the desire of individuals and groups to satisfy first,
their basic needs --food, shelter and clothinc, and securityn
for themselfes and their loved ones.
The Black leaders endorsed by the power structure Bhttempted to sel 1
the people the simple -minded theory that politics js holding a
pdliticaltoffice; being able to move into a $49, 000 home; being
abd andsto qcurtubitespospye in a restaurant‘wile in fact the
Black masses have not been able to pay the rent 7f & £40.99 rat-ir-
fested hovel).
The Black leaders have led the dommunity t> helieve that hrute-
lity and farce could he ended hy subjecting the perple to this
very farce of self-sacrifiginrg demorstrations The Black peopte
realize brutality and force can only be inflicted if there js sub~
mission The community has not responded jr the past or in the presert
to the absurd apd erroneous deceitful tactics %f so-called )
Jenitmabe Rlack leaders The communtiy realizes that force and
brutality car only be elimanated by counter farce throwgh self
defense. Leaders who have reconmeided these tactics have rever had
the support and following 7f the downtrodden black masses who com
prise the bulk of the community. Brass ronts-- the dowwrtrodden of
the Black community. even though they rejected the handpicked bard-
kerchi f heads ee
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