The Ballot or the Bullet

Malcom X's speech "The Ballot or the Bullet" was so dynamic and powerful because as I was listening to him speak with such passion, it reminded me about our economy today. His blandishing speech would have made me take some action in fighting for the black enconomy if I were alive then. What stood out about the speech was when he quoted," that's the problem with the people is that they're singing too much; they need to stop singing and start swinging!" How I perceived that particular quote is that you do not have to use violence in order to get you point across; it's a thing called perserverence to get to that goal that you're trying to reach. Malcom X were saying to the blacks, in that time period, that they would support the whites and their businesses, but on the other hand you could not get one of them to support their black owned businesses; back then blacks did not have many opportunities then as do today. He advocated for blacks to support themselves and their businesses. When he spoke about the war he was very explicit on how the white man can not win a war on foot but with airplanes and atomic bombs. It made me feel a fervid feeling of how the economy fell then and now have similar attributes. It was kind of scary to me but very true. This is a speech is one of the best I have heard in my lifetime!