Advocating for community selfdefense from "summary" of Revolutionary Suicide by Huey P. Newton
The idea of community self-defense is a crucial one in our struggle for liberation. It is about understanding that the police, the courts, and the entire criminal justice system are not designed to protect and serve us. They are there to maintain the oppressive status quo, to keep us in check, and to crush any dissent or resistance. When we talk about community self-defense, we are talking about taking matters into our own hands, about arming ourselves not just with guns and knives, but with knowledge, with solidarity, and with a deep sense of purpose. We are talking about building a network of support and protection that is rooted in our communities, that is organic and sustainable, and that is based on mutual aid and collective action. Community self-defense is not just about reacting to violence or repression; it is also about preventing it. It is about educating ourselves and our neighbors, about organizing and mobilizing, about creating alternatives to the oppressive institutions that surround us. It is about reclaiming our power and our agency, about challenging the systems of domination and control that seek to keep us down. In advocating for community self-defense, we are not advocating for violence or for mindless retaliation. We are advocating for resilience, for empowerment, and for autonomy. We are advocating for the right to defend ourselves and our communities against all forms of oppression and exploitation. We are advocating for a future where we can live free from fear and free from harm, where we can thrive and flourish as individuals and as collectives. Community self-defense is not just a strategy or a tactic; it is a mindset, a way of being in the world. It is about recognizing our interconnectedness, our interdependence, and our shared humanity. It is about standing up for ourselves and for each other, about refusing to be divided or conquered. It is about building a better world, a world where justice and freedom are not just empty words, but lived realities.
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