This blog seeks to present links which present the unvarnished difficult truth in a world in which the average person is threatened by large seemingly unopposable forces and trends. It also discusses ways to popularize such information by being compassionate yet blunt. Malcolm X's strength was to present the often unflattering truth and still inspire solidarity and bold action as opposed to apathy and despair. If he or a worthy successor were alive today, I like to think he or she would be speaking to all the ordinary people in the world, a direction in which he was moving when he was cut short.
He told people in very direct terms that there was no room for their weaknesses and self-indulgence when faced with such incredible challenges and powerful evil. Rare among political leaders, he often chose to chastise his followers rather than flatter them, yet his speeches were greeted with incredible enthusiasm.
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