Childhood & the Psychological Dimension of Revolution

By Ashanti Alston

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Title:	Childhood & the Psychological Dimension of Revolution
Author:	Ashanti Alston
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Language:	English
Subject:	psychologies \| healing \| justice \| oppression \| black panther party \| black liberation army \| political prisoner \| , psychologies \| healing \| justice \| oppression \| black panther party \| black liberation army \| political prisoner \|
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Description: The following was written back in March 18 ADM 18 years After The Death of Malcolm). I was still a Black Liberation Army prisoner-of-war. This period of reflection shows a developing anti-authoritarian awareness coming out of a strong Black Panther Marxist-Leninist-Maoist influence. Why? Because we, as a movement, had suffered a defeat at the hands of the External Enemy. But we had not sufficiently looked at how deep was our own internalized oppression and the part that WE PLAYED in our own undoing. At this time, the Frankfort School of radical psychogies, radical feminism and anarchism, provided me with some powerful insights into the psycological and structural reasons for our failures. Reflection is so important and prison gives you a great opportunity to REFLECT. So I read my ass off and gave my own past experiences some deep thought. Some truths are hard to accept, like when you see that you played a part in your own demise. The writings of James and Grace Lee Boggs inspired me to constantly take on the responsibility of "stretching" the meaning and practice of HUMAN BEING in our present times. In doing so I had also to face what it means when you don't stretch: YOU REPEAT HISTORY. So, I offer these thoughts. Bear with my language and all the repetitious phrasings. But most of all, GET MY POINT! Revolution in our lifetime! AO