Some people declare themselves to be revolutionaries, members of one organization or another, i.e., “I was one of the first Panthers,” or “I used to be a Panther.” They only come out when there is a major celebration where Panthers are on display and live off their former glory, not understanding that it is not about what you used to be, but what are you doing now. They ran a quick race, using all for the moment, grew tired, and gave up. It may take a little longer to do it the hard way, slowly and methodically, building a movement step by step and block by block, but doing it this way is
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