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Ep. 25: Why We Must be Radical to Be on the Right Side of History
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Moderation may feel safe, but it keeps systemic and social injustice on life support.
In this blazing solo riff, Nikki argues that to land on the right side of history you must be willing to go all the way to the root of injustice — because oppression itself is already extreme.
She dismantles the myth of “reasonable reforms,” reminds you how Dr. King called out the white moderate who “agrees with your goals but not your methods,” and reclaims the term radical with the help of Angela Davis’s brilliant definition.
Listen in to discover:
Why neutrality is just complicity and why politeness is a luxury the oppressed can’t afford
How today’s liberals are hastening their drift toward the right by prioritizing civility over justice
A 4-question self-audit to check if your daily actions challenge, confront, interrupt, and transform harmful systems
Nikki leaves you with a clear mandate: make root-pulling a daily habit, demand more than symbolic tweaks, and allow the lifestyle choices you make to serve as the evidence of your commitment (or lack thereof) to collective liberation.
Freedom cannot be achieved without disruption, and only the oppressors would say otherwise.
Special thanks to Def Sound for providing the theme for Interrupting Everything.
To learn more about how to interrupt oppression, visit interruptseries.com and follow @interruptseries on Instagram.
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