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> [“The theory of allyship offered here would seem to be informed by a genuine desire to follow the lead of communities in struggle while remaining ethically accountable to these groups. By respecting the experiential knowledge and tactical intelligence of groups…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tipu-s-tiger/the-theory-of-allyship-offered-here-would-seem-to-be-informed-by-a/)

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## More by Tipu's Tiger

> [“Echoing right-wing racist rhetoric, liberal organizations routinely smear "illegitimate," nonpacifist resistance as senseless and the work of irrational "thugs." And yet it is precisely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tipu-s-tiger/echoing-right-wing-racist-rhetoric-liberal-organizations-routinely/)

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> [“Wealthy queers support initiatives that lock up and murder poor queers, trans\* people, and sex workers. Women in positions of power continue to defend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tipu-s-tiger/wealthy-queers-support-initiatives-that-lock-up-and-murder-poor/)

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> [“A vast nonprofit-industrial complex and elite racial leadership class has arisen since the 1960s to define the parameters of acceptable political action and debate.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tipu-s-tiger/a-vast-nonprofit-industrial-complex-and-elite-racial-leadership-class/)

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> [“The theory of allyship offered here would seem to be informed by a genuine desire to follow the lead of communities in struggle while…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tipu-s-tiger/the-theory-of-allyship-offered-here-would-seem-to-be-informed-by-a/)

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> [“Time and again politicians have betrayed the very racial and ethnic groups they belong to and claim to represent, while also being held up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tipu-s-tiger/time-and-again-politicians-have-betrayed-the-very-racial-and-ethnic/)

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> [“No individual or single organization can speak for nonwhite people, women, the world's colonized populations, workers, or any demographic category as a whole--although nonwhite,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tipu-s-tiger/no-individual-or-single-organization-can-speak-for-nonwhite-people/)

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> [“To attack a system that has evolved to contain social movements through elite representation, we believe in the absolute necessity of autonomous organizing. By…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tipu-s-tiger/to-attack-a-system-that-has-evolved-to-contain-social-movements/)

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> [“When activists claim that poor black and brown communities must not defend themselves against racist attacks or state violence, especially not through the use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tipu-s-tiger/when-activists-claim-that-poor-black-and-brown-communities-must-not/)

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