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Black Power Rhetorical Analysis
I do believe that Black Power rhetoric is an useful organizing tool, with in reason. I also believe that confrontational rhetoric should not be relied on to help create a movement. The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense is prime example of how using black rhetoric can help spread awareness of your cause. However, black rhetoric causes those you are criticizing to become alert and may even cause them to retaliate. Just like what was brought up during the lecture, the Black Panther Party didn't necessarily plot to kill policemen. Yet, they commonly referred to themselves as want to kill the "pigs" and even made cartoons depicting it. The fact that they were not actually randomly killing police men is completely overlooked by the fact they
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