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-<fs xx-large>Malcolm X</fs> (born Malcolm Little, also known as el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz) (1925–1965) was an [[African American]] primarily known for his political activism as the leader of the black nationalism movement, and as a priest in the Nation of [[Islam]]. He was one of [[Martin Luther King]]'s most vocal critics, rejecting nonviolent protest in favor of forceful emancipation, now famous for its slogan "By any means necessary".
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+Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little, also known as el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz) (1925–1965) was an [[African American]] primarily known for his political activism as the leader of the black nationalism movement, and as a priest in the Nation of [[Islam]]. He was one of [[Martin Luther King]]'s most vocal critics, rejecting nonviolent protest in favor of forceful emancipation, now famous for its slogan "By any means necessary".
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 The reason Malcolm X was able to gain so much fame was because many of the things he said had some truth to it. He wasn't //wrong//, per se, he was merely //misguided//. Although based on flawed premises, his arguments were sound and offered clear and precise solutions to problems. The United States really did gather independence from their oppressors through violence, and that this could be similar to what happened during the decolonization seems at least plausible((Being extra vague here because I actually don't know any better.)).
-Similarly, it is also correct that black emancipation is something the black community was indisputably entitled to and, if whites wouldn't give them on their own, they would indeed be right to take by force. Honestly, at this point I don't even think that I can disagree with this. I personally believe that using force to get there would have been ill-advised at the time, but it wouldn't necessarily have been //wrong// or //morally objectionable//((Although, of course, [[Malum Necessarium]] should be applied.)).
+Similarly, it is also correct that black emancipation is something the black community was indisputably entitled to and, if whites wouldn't give them on their own, they would indeed be right to take by force. Honestly, at this point I don't even think that I can disagree with this. I personally believe that using force to get there would have been ill-advised at the time, but it wouldn't necessarily have been //wrong// or //morally objectionable//((Although, of course, a policy of [[Malus Necessarium]] should be applied.)).
 Perhaps the most unfortunate truth that may have led Malcolm X down this path is that he was also right about [[human nature]]. Advances of black civil rights //were// and continue to be used as token victories for personal and/or political gains. Black suffrage //did// allow blacks to vote in presidential elections, but what difference did that make? They were still being treated like trash, subjected to racial segregation, systemic racism and racial profiling, and the potential of the then 11 Million eligible black voters to make a difference just //did not matter// because no presidential candidate was seriously inclined to do something about it. Even today, more than 50 years later, black communities are still subject to systemic disadvantages, economic inequality (ie. economic segregation and residential segregation), increased mortality, racial profiling and they still have to go on the streets to protest because their concerns are not being taken serious.
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-Ultimately, Malcolm X serves as a very real lesson about the symptoms of flawed systems. The existence of people with beliefs like Malcolm isn't the result of "some humans are bad", it's the result of the system, a system that consequently taught Malcolm all the things he then reflected back to us in his speeches. As long as the system is the way it is, people like Malcolm //will// exist. On a similar topic, the Black Lives Matter demonstrations after the killing of [[George Floyd]], [[LonerBox]] put it very nicely:
+Ultimately, Malcolm X serves as a very real lesson about flawed systems. Malcolm wasn't a "bad person", he was the comparatively reasonable result of a flawed system that shaped him into what he was; a system that consequently taught Malcolm all the things he then reflected back to us in his speeches. As long as the system is the way it is, people like Malcolm //will// exist. On a similar topic, the Black Lives Matter demonstrations after the killing of [[George Floyd]], [[LonerBox]] put it very nicely:
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+Lastly, if all you ever know is violence against you, physically, emotionally, economically, politically and on every other level imaginable, it takes a lot of patience and compassion to not respond violently yourself. [[Forgiveness|To learn to forgive]].
-If all you ever know is violence against you, physically, emotionally, economically, politically and on every other level imaginable, it takes a lot of patience and compassion to not respond violently yourself. [[Forgiveness|To learn to forgive]].