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Originally Posted by CaptainHowdy
Humanity is much more complex than that . . .
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in the context of the book (read it if you haven't, it's amazing) his statement is a wicked foundation for participating in the world
at every turn X used his observations and understanding of people and the systems we create (through both lived experience and books, dude was a compulsive reader) to shape his ideas, rather than try to warp his observations/experiences to fit an ideology
moving to New York profoundly changed him, Islam as in Nation of profoundly changed him and then, as DE wrote above, he changed again after his experience of the Hajj
he never let a pre-existing world view get in the way of his learning, never got stuck in ideologies or 'sides' in his quest for truth. by the time he was murdered he had developed understandings that went far deeper than alliances or slogans. truth, justice and respect for humanity as guiding principles in navigating the world
that's how I interpret his words anyway
but yeah, such a good book. in my little informal living room library it's the second most popular text I lend out. people bring it back and then hang out to talk about it, it's a really powerful read