#OTD in 1961, the great revolutionary and theorist Frantz Fanon passed away. Born in French-occupied Martinique, Fanon's writings and work would not only impact the Algerian revolution and the entire African revolution, but also revolutionaries the world over.
Even after the imperialists are defeated, many of the wounds they inflicted on our world will still have to be healed. Malcom X once said, "if you stick a knife in my back nine inches and pull it out six inches, there's no progress... (continued below 👇)
If you pull it all the way out, that's not progress. Progress is healing the wound that the blow made. And they haven't even pulled the knife out much less healed the wound. They won't even admit the knife is there." - Malcolm X
Revolution and re-education will heal our wounds.
Revolution and re-education will heal our wounds.
Our wounds are deep. The vast majority of the world has been and continues to be brutally affected by the imperialists’ abuse of our people, the mind and body, and their abuse of our land and our world.
We refuse to let them get away with these injustices.
We refuse to let them get away with these injustices.
In a world rampaged by colonialism and imperialism, Frantz Fanon's writings, such as his monumental Wretched of the Earth, are mandatory peices of reading and study for anyone truly interested in the liberation of both the people and the land.
This includes you! If you claim to be against the exploiters and their running dogs, as Frantz Fanon argues in Wretched of the Earth, ‘The Trials and Tribulations of National Consciousness’ (Ch. 3): "There are no clean hands, no innocent bystanders...
"There are no clean hands, no innocent bystanders. We are all in the process of dirtying our hands in the quagmire of our soil and the terrifying void of our minds. Any bystander is a coward or a traitor." - Frantz Fanon
Full text: archive.org/details/thewre…
Full text: archive.org/details/thewre…
We in RAS encourage everyone to study Frantz Fanon’s writings, such as Wretched of the Earth (archive.org/details/thewre…) as well his other works.
But don’t just read! Take those lessons and put them into practice! Join a revolutionary organization ASAP. We need you!
But don’t just read! Take those lessons and put them into practice! Join a revolutionary organization ASAP. We need you!
If you do not join RAS, join another revolutionary organization or create your own party... but do something! Don’t just tweet!
Because as Frantz Fanon said, "any bystander is a coward or a traitor."
Because as Frantz Fanon said, "any bystander is a coward or a traitor."
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