george jackson, on fascism + electoralism:
“the warnings that ‘our thrusts toward self-determination will being on fascism’ are irresponsible—or better, unrealistic. the fascists already have power. the point is that some way must be found to expose them and combat them.”
“an electoral choice of ten different fascists is like choosing which way one wishes to die. the holder of so-called public office is always merely an extension of the hated ruling corporate class. it is to our benefit that this person be openly hostile, despotic, unreasoning.”
“we are not living in a nation where left-wing parties hold eighty out of two hundred seats in a congressional body, or even eight out of two hundred. this is a huge nation dominated by the most reactionary and violent ruling class in the history of the world...”
“...where the majority of the people just simply cannot understand that they are existing on the misery and discomfort of the world.”
“they have been hypnotized into believing that criticism of the expansionist policies of imperialism is really isolationist or injurious to both the USA and the world!!!”
“we are faced with two choices; to continue as we have done for forty years fanning our pamphlets against the hurricane, or starting to build a new revolutionary culture that we will be able to turn on the old culture.”
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