Maleak Ali

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution. One makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship - Now this is where it gets complex. When this dictatorship is a fact, revolution becomes a right. That fine line is not so fine when oppression becomes the cousin of disempowerment, debasement and violence. To act is different to re-act. Anyone who makes plans after a victorious revolution is a reactionary. Truth is power. The issues with J.Edgar Hoover and his allegations about the Panthers are the same as those he had re:M.L.King. Hoover was not a bigot, prejudiced or biased. He was a "true racist". His fear was a psychologically & spiritually deep fear of the Black branch of humanity. He feared the Black man's ability to survive and rise from the ashes like a "phoenix". He undoubtedly knew our history better than we and trembled at the thought of an awakening giant. He was the "Herod" of his time...Label this