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In Chile, they had penas, where the community would come together to sing and plan how they were going to overthrow the government. There's a real hopefulness in that community style of organizing.
— Boots Riley
Tags: together, government, community, style

Other Quotes by "Boots Riley"

I grew up around politics. I organized my first campaign when I was 14, a walk-out in my high school to protest the year-round school schedule.
— Boots Riley
Tags: high, high-school, school, politics
I've gotten stopped for reckless eyeballing, for staring too hard. These officers think they're Tarzan and this is a jungle, that all the animals need to be tamed.
— Boots Riley
Tags: animals, hard, jungle, think
A record is a commodity, but so is a hamburger. Just because I work at McDonald's doesn't mean I reap the benefits of that commodity. That's the reality with most artists in the record industry: They're getting paid a subsistence wage so they can keep producing a commodity for the record label.
— Boots Riley
Tags: mean, just-because, reality, work
I've never really subscribed to the theory that repression breeds rebellion. I don't think that's really true.
— Boots Riley
Tags: rebellion, true, never, think
Art can end up answering questions or asking questions. But when it's not connected to actual movements, it doesn't ask the right questions.
— Boots Riley
Tags: right, questions, end, art
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