Oh, my! I was fully expecting this to be kind of a mild chapter to prepare for the epilogue, but Les just went completely mask-off here.
Right at the beginning sie already starts off with this banger:
The dominant theories in any society reflect the economic interests of those who dominate the society. How can it be otherwise? Who pays an army of spin-doctors and public relations experts to try to mold popular opinion? Who determines educational curricula? Who owns and controls the monopolized television, publishing, and media? The cacophony of theorists hired to defend the status quo is meant to drown out the voices of those who are fighting for change.
That's why we must ask everyone who puts forward theory: Which side are you on?
Theory is important to those of us who are struggling to transform society because it offers distilled experience so we don't have to repeat mistakes. A scientific materialist view of theory and history gives working and oppressed peoples a roadmap to find the path toward liberation.
Fighting against the status quo is extremely difficult, especially when you're just a tiny minority, which is why finding good allies is absolutely necessary to prevail against the cacophony of bigotry thrown against us. Huey knew that, Les knew that, and we should know that as well.
That's the only possible path towards trans liberation.
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