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The classic trap for any revolutionary is always, “what's your alternative?” but even if you could provide the interrogator with a blueprint, this does not mean he would use it: in most cases he is not sincere in wanting to know. in fact this is a common offensive, a technique to reflect revolutionary anger and turn it against itself. moreover, the oppressed have no job to convince all people. all they need know is that the present system is destroying them.
-Shulamith Firestone
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The Classic Trap For Any Revolutionary Is

Shulamith Firestone
The classic trap for any revolutionary is always, “what's your alternative?” but even if you could provide the interrogator with a blueprint, this does not mean he would use it: in most cases he is not sincere in wanting to know. in fact this is a common offensive, a technique to reflect revolutionary anger and turn it against itself. moreover, the oppressed have no job to convince all people. all they need know is that the present system is destroying them.
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