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At best, they were comparable to Malcolm X (making other groups look relatively acceptable).

Malcolm filled a necessary role. If white middle America hadn't been so terrified of Malcolm, Dr. King wouldn't have been nearly as accepted.

Malcolm's pre-Hajj vision of separation would have been like Dr. King's bus boycott but on a national scale and across all sectors of the economy.

Never discount the ability of uncompromising extremists to bring other parties to the negotiating table. Everyone's money is green.



And do you approve of uncompromising extremists when they support causes you deplore, or only when they support causes you support?


What sort of fool doesn't admire somebody who'll stick to their principles, even if those principles aren't always agreeable?


What kind of question is that?


A question for people who think their preferred ends justify deplorable means.


I don't remember anything deplorable in Malcolm X's position.

I disagree with separation of the races but it's not like he wanted to exterminate anyone.




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