Word: militiaization
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This enemy, as Eldridge always puts it. is at three levels of oppression, known as the big-time, tycooning, avaricious businessman, lying, demagogic, tricky politicians, and the Fascist pig cops, militia, and pig agents who work for the avaricious demagogic ruling class...
...perpetuates tyranny and oppression, poverty and the wretched conditions that we're subjected to in the black community. This enemy, as Eldridge [Cleaver] always puts it, is at three levels of oppression: the bigtime, tycooning, avaricious businessmen, the lying, demagogic, tricky politicians, and the fascist pig cops, militia, and pig agents who work for the avaricious, demagogic ruling class. Black people's direction should be to wage a relentless revolutionary struggle against the three levels of oppression. But it can't be handled alone by blacks. We need alliances with those whose own self-interest...
...Pigs invasion came on the morning of April 17. Alberto's unit like much of the national militia, got to the battle zone on the night of the 17th. By the 19th, the invasion had been smashed. Alberto's unit stayed another month for cleaning up operations in the nearby swamps and to await another attack. The Revolution had demonstrated its determination and ability to survive...
...Juanito told me in the camp was the slogan of the Young Communists: "Work, study, and defense." Everyone works, in regular jobs and in voluntary labor. Everyone studies, to acquire more advanced skills and to raise their cultural and political level. Everyone defends the Revolution, in the army, the militia, and the neighborhood committees, and everyone is ready to defend the people of other countries against imperialism as well...
...same time as work and study, Lazara served in the army for three years, Juan for one. Raul for three. All the younger members are or were in the militia, where they receive training and weapons, and are activated in times of emergency or for guard duty in their local area...