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<Blockquote>By having no family,<br> I inherited the family of humanity,<br> By having no possessions,<Br> I have possessed all.<br> By rejecting the love | <Blockquote>By having no family,<br> I inherited the family of humanity,<br> By having no possessions,<Br> I have possessed all.<br> By rejecting the love of one,<br> I received the love of all.<br> By surrendering my life to the revolution,<br> I found eternal life.<br> Revolutionary Suicide.<Ref>Newton, H. P., & Blake, J. H. (2009). Revolutionary suicide . Penguin Books.</Ref></Blockquote> | ||
= Revolutionary and Reactionary Suicide = | = Revolutionary and Reactionary Suicide = | ||
<Blockquote>I do not think that life will change for the better without an assault on the Establishment, which goes on exploiting the wretched of the earth. This belief lies at the heart of the concept of revolutionary suicide. Thus it is better to oppose the forces that would drive me to self-murder than to endure them. Although I risk the likelihood of death, there is at least the possibility, if not the probability, of changing intolerable conditions. This possibility is important, because much in human existence is based upon hope without any real understanding of the odds. Indeed, we are all -- Black and white alike -- ill in the same way, mortally ill. But before we die, how shall we live? I say with hope and dignity; and if premature death is the result, that death has a meaning reactionary suicide can never have. It is the price of self-respect.<br><br> | |||
Revolutionary suicide does not mean that I and my comrades have a death wish; it means just the opposite. We have such a strong desire to live with hope and human dignity that existence without them is impossible. When reactionary forces crush us, we must move against these forces, even at the risk of death. We will have to be driven out with a stick.<Ref>Newton, H. P., & Blake, J. H. (2009). Revolutionary suicide . Penguin Books; Page, 3.</Ref></Blockquote> | |||
= The Blank Panther Party = | = The Blank Panther Party = | ||
Revision as of 01:37, 30 April 2023
By having no family,
I inherited the family of humanity,
By having no possessions,
I have possessed all.
By rejecting the love of one,
I received the love of all.
By surrendering my life to the revolution,
I found eternal life.
Revolutionary Suicide.[1]
Revolutionary and Reactionary Suicide
I do not think that life will change for the better without an assault on the Establishment, which goes on exploiting the wretched of the earth. This belief lies at the heart of the concept of revolutionary suicide. Thus it is better to oppose the forces that would drive me to self-murder than to endure them. Although I risk the likelihood of death, there is at least the possibility, if not the probability, of changing intolerable conditions. This possibility is important, because much in human existence is based upon hope without any real understanding of the odds. Indeed, we are all -- Black and white alike -- ill in the same way, mortally ill. But before we die, how shall we live? I say with hope and dignity; and if premature death is the result, that death has a meaning reactionary suicide can never have. It is the price of self-respect.
Revolutionary suicide does not mean that I and my comrades have a death wish; it means just the opposite. We have such a strong desire to live with hope and human dignity that existence without them is impossible. When reactionary forces crush us, we must move against these forces, even at the risk of death. We will have to be driven out with a stick.[2]