re: #58 gamark

I don’t have the time (or stomach) to watch Malcom X for 53 minutes. Can you point me to the place in the video where the quote was taken from?

No idea bout the time index. Here’s a quote instead.

“It’s time now for you and me to become more politically mature and realize what the ballot is for; what we’re supposed to get when we cast a ballot; and that if we don’t cast a ballot, it’s going to end up in a situation where we’re going to have to cast a bullet. It’s either a ballot or a bullet.” - Malcolm X.

The irony here is that Malcolm X was speaking of a situation where most southern blacks were denied the ability to vote at all. The Tea Party is just pissed they didn’t get their way after voting without incident, and are threatening violence out of petulance.

Malcolm X was talking about a situation of actual disenfranchisement. Not disappointment. It’s important to understand that in order to understand why there is a HUGE difference between Malcolm X saying it and the Tea Party.