nce oppression interferes with being fully human. Violence is initiated by those who oppress or fail to recognize others as persons. The act of rebellion by the oppressed, nearly always violent, initiates love. As the oppressed fight to become human, they restore the oppressors to humanity. This struggle involves the constant examination of the self. The oppressed need to guard against becoming oppressors. If a person is unable to enter into communion with those he regards as ignorant, this person is self-deceived and disloyal to his own cause.
Self-depreciation is an additional characteristic of the oppressed which must be overcome. The oppressed think of themselves as ignorant with the paternal figure as having the knowledge. Examples of vulnerability of the oppressor are needed to overcome this convic
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