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Quote by Desmond Tutu
You know, in a situation of injustice there is no in-between position. You are either an oppressor or the oppressed.
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The quote presents injustice as a situation with no neutral position. It divides the people involved into two roles: those who impose or benefit from unfair treatment, and those who suffer it. “No in-between position” stresses that staying apart or refusing to choose may still leave someone connected to the injustice rather than outside it.
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