Reply #304: Like I said, for some people [View All]

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the goal was... larger... than the goal of the majority. Sorry, "self-determination and dignity" are subjective, ambiguous, and not tangible goals for an organization, though they may be viable for an individual. I would say that both are achievable ONLY by individuals, through hard work and dedication, and dependency on others is the antithesis of such goals.

When an organization outlives its purpose, it often attempts to stay relevant by redefining itself. After the CRA and VRA, the civil rights movement ceased to be the civil rights movement. It attempted to stay intact, but it definitely transformed into something else. It was no longer the civil rights movement.

Btw, Malcolm X was shot by his own Nation of Islam members. You're correct saying he was shot, but it seems disingenuous to place him under the rubric of 'martyr for collective self-determination' when he was killed in in-fighting.

Yeah, I've actually studied the movements.