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10 Repression and stoppi^^^., - - policy, instead by the legisla- movement. This of being checked tive branch , the Congress, of that check Congress has joined m that policy of repression and appropria the necessary funds to supp y sary to maintain control. CPC: In your opinion, hov; much control do they have? that insteadis the breaking point as far as v/hat you can see? Lefcourt: I see in the next tv.o or five years in this country increasing conflict. FBI and zations to stop courts, a check other secret police organi-pe all talk about repression but needed I think vje ought to redefine that a little bit. The govern ment if acting not to oppress in a sense of let's get them we don't like them. They're acting out of fear. Fear of a growing mass movement in this country and fear of an ever more powerful physical attack upon the govern ment power structure. Repression is in response to a conflict that has been generated by the great problems of this society. The problems that they have ho desire to deal wdth. b'ar, racism, poverty—those are the things that Do you think the govern-b^ve brought about mass movements interested in justice or j those are the things the with the weaponry movements for change. ihe instead of operating as on the executive and leglsiatiTe branches join in! Instead of stitutional statues such as the talking about law in a situation which involves these conflicts. . challenge is being proposed to an existing order. An order ;vhich will turn fascist to protect its rulers. It's really not helpful to discuss whether or^not they've violated their specific statues or guidelines. CPS: Do you think the ment is _ _ , . _ _ _ in simply creating and po^^POtuatinggQYernment's really reacting to an image about the Panthers? Lefcourt: It is interested in maintaining the power. It is interested in maintaining domestic tranr;uility whether it be through force or jailing its revolution aries or what have you. That is the government's interest. It is not at all interested in any form when we call it repression. Vi/hat it really is is fear of change. I think in the next two to five years this process of movement, repression, courts, jailings, bombing, murders, will continue. It's going to escalate. We’re in pre-revolutionary times. We're at the beginning stages tinents of this earth. The United! States is in the midst of that i of revolution. Peoples' liberationof a real mass conflict in this movements are staring in all con- | country. People should be decid ing on whose side they're on. ^ ^ . , People should be realizing that purpose is to ^ sometime they are going to have hold It off to prevent the writingt gQ make this decision, I'l/hite on the Vi/all from becoming a reality, liberals will run as they always do. They’ll join the The United States domestic scene has linked up v;ith that world re volution. The black and vdiite revolutionaries in this country have joined this revolution. I think that is what really should be discussed. Not the naive ques tions about justice, about what the government wants to do. , ^ ' ruling class and try to maintain the status quo. The radicals on the other hand will be fighting, They'll be fighting on the side of oppressed people in this country and throughout the \,orld. And we cannot escape decision time. We can put it off for They'll do anything that's neces- ja vhile but sooner or later\;e're
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