Never in history has violence been initiated by the oppressed, since they are themselves the result of violence

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• The rebellion of the oppressed, always or nearly always as violent as the oppressors' initial violence, can initiate love PFPaulo Freirec. 1968
• Violence can be understood as the perfect mediation: the colonized man liberates himself in and through violence FFFrantz Fanonc. 1961
• The only measure of whether fighting a terrorist group is working is whether you are creating more members than you kill. EMElon Musk9 Nov 2023
• Having internalized the oppressor's image, the oppressed fear freedom, which would demand autonomy and responsibility instead PFPaulo Freirec. 1968
• The violence of the colonized unifies the people FFFrantz Fanonc. 1961

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