A lot of people think the Breakfast for Children program is charity. But what does it do? It takes the people from a stage to another stage. Any program that's revolutionary is an advancing program. Revolution is change.
Fred HamptonRead
We're not a racist organization, because we understand that racism is an excuse used for capitalism, and we know that racism is just - it's a byproduct of capitalism.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote critiques racism as a symptom of capitalist systems, rather than an isolated issue.
Fred Hampton's quote highlights the idea that racism is not a standalone problem, but rather an outcome of the structures and inequalities present in a capitalist society. By stating that racism serves as an excuse used to rationalize and perpetuate capitalist exploitation, he invites us to consider the deeper economic and social systems at play, indicating that true societal change requires addressing these root causes.
Themes
RacismCapitalismEconomicInjusticeSocialInequality
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion on social justice, this quote can highlight the intersection between racism and economic systems.
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We might not be back. I might be in jail. I might be anywhere. But when I leave, you'll remember I said, with the last words on my lips, that I am a revolutionary. And you're going to have to keep on saying that. You're going to have to say that I am a proletariat; I am the people.
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Everything would be alright if everything was put back in the hands of the people, and we're going to have to put it back in the hands of the people.
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The Black Panther Party stood up and said that we don't care what anybody says. We don't think fighting fire with fire is best; we think you fight fire with water best.
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We say primarily that the priority of this struggle is class. That Marx and Lenin and Che Guevara and Mao Tse-Tung, and anybody else who ever said or knew or practiced anything about revolution, always said that a revolution is a class struggle.
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