John Lennon has been my idol all my life but he's dead wrong about revolution... find a representative of gluttony or oppression and blow the motherfucker's head off.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker criticizes a figure they admire for being wrong about revolution and calls for violent action against a symbol of oppression.
- In plain terms
- They think someone they idolize is mistaken about revolution and want to violently attack oppression.
- What can you take from it?
- Violence is not a constructive way to address political disagreement.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What are the risks of endorsing violence?
- How can one express dissent without harming others?
Another view
Advocating murder undermines any legitimate critique.
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