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srearhed to un orstans the relattonshtn benween sex or-resston, 1 renlized that as mich ag i needed to struracle with Texo or any other man on a rersonal level, my enem: “as not 91l men 2S a erour, tiv onrresston as a woman ves the remlt of an economic svstem, US imperialism, and a society andg culture that are definet and controlled by men, Sexism like racism, functions as a tool of those in rover and rnermeates all levels of society te Ree~ reorle divided, ressive and confused, Both Teko and I were heavily influenced by the events of the Yate 60's. People were being eaten up in the streets of chicago. Fartin Luther King wes assassinated. Cambodia was invaded ty the US sovernnent resulting in mass demonstrations on the camouses and in the cities and the wurders at Kent State and Jackson Stete. Slack Panthers vere murdered in chicago, Cakland and Lh. I wes generally confused and vessimistic because 1/had cuestions but mo answers. J could see that a lot of things were fucked un about this society and my personal way of Living, but che tngze seemed like such an overwhelming process because the US government was totally oo xo05ed to the people's desires for a vetter wey of lite. In the Fall of 1971 Teko and I Linked un vith some progressive - Deovola in Bloomington. Ye all studied and telisd about tne strugeles tha out the Wwrtd of the peonle itt 4e—soybeterrtor cee oto destroy imoerialism and develov soctalism. T really U4 cot his eh reading about the free- dom fighters in Vietnam, kicking the fat ass of U' imvoerieliom ent, my Intellectual] notions of revolution and my bourgeots Llong- tinea Lsr oeres and an sesy victory held me lone fran “cece nting the hictorLenlty-vroven fret thet tho conditions for chunge in this “sountry cém be built only through armed Struggle. I stil? had the mrealistie dream thet revolutton contd oceur thronsh eradual chenre in the consciousness of millions of Amerlerna, who veuld then Jemoeratier ily "elect" soctalian.