Sentences with phrase «against one's oppressors»

The New Testament Gospels portray Jesus as speaking against the oppressors of his people with prophetic words of judgment that focus extensively on issues of money and power.

A decision not to take up arms against the oppressors was essentially signing off on allowing these things to happen to his (literal) neighbors.

But in time the outlook changed completely, and the problem became that of the violence of the poor and oppressed against their oppressors.

Inglorious Basterds, Django Unchained, and The Hateful 8 all feature characters seeking revenge against their oppressors.

It is the motivation behind the disorienting flip at the beginning of Real Violence, but also its Hanukkah prayer, which sparked postulations such as the following from Alexandra Schwartz's review in The New Yorker: «Hanukkah is a holiday that celebrates the success of an uprising against an oppressor; maybe this was an Inglorious Basterds scenario, an act of vengeance for atrocities committed by the man laid low.

We can come against oppressors all we want, but if we're doing it in our own power / wisdom, it's not going to be fruitful («apart from me you can do nothing...» right?)

This class struggle, let it quickly be said, is not the one that Marxists still fantasy about, proletariat pitted against bourgeoisie, the wretched of the earth rising against their oppressors.

Israel's prophets were able to foresee the wrath of God descending upon the people when they oppressed the weak because God had demonstrated his love for the oppressed and his anger against the oppressor repeatedly in time past — most notably in the Exodus.

Where as other ethnocentric forms of nationalism are then seen as Equalist movements to balance the roles of power and revolting against the oppressors, see Malcom X for instance.

And then the «Fat Underground» emerged, a militant feminist - allied arm of the movement that called for violence against the oppressors of the fat people.

His father N'Jobu facilitated the theft of vibranium in an attempt to arm black people all over the world against their oppressors; N'Jobu is killed by T'Challa's father T'Chaka for his insubordinate attempt to end the centuries of isolation that have kept Wakanda safe.

Marker is a classic coming - of - age tale with a Horror twist, which pits its heroine against her oppressors - the towns non-afflicted - in a battle for self - determination... and survival.

The antagonist, suffering years of racial subjugation, wants to end Wakanda's isolation by using her weapons against oppressors all over the world.

Klaue is now aided by a fellow known as «Killmonger» (Michael B. Jordan), who has plans to infiltrate Wakanda and use the vibranium to start a revolution, arming down - and - out blacks against their oppressors.

However, John has ulterior motives in mind in assisting Juan in his endeavors, most notably in helping the Mexican peasants gain the upper hand against their oppressors, using Juan as the ultimate unwitting hero of the Revolution.

So, the heroic Jutlanders publicly announce the formation of an «Anti-Valkyria Squad», giving the country reason to believe that they can win a war against their oppressors.

Killmonger is the cracked - mirror reflection of T'Challa, attempting to turn the mechanisms of oppression against the oppressor, without quite seeing how he's become just like the oppressor himself.

Together a boisterious man named Kamina, a beautiful sharpshooter named Yoko and many other friends, Simon will use rob bots to fight against their oppressors and take back what was one theirs.

Shouldn't they try to at least help their one and last great hope against its oppressor?

Inspire the populace and bring their might to bear against your oppressors, and take back Philadelphia.

The trailer introduces us to Orion, the man put in charge of the citizen's uprising movement against their oppressors, namely Baron Northcrest.

Liberation theology to a large extent agrees with Marxist analysis in its identification with the oppressed in the struggle against the oppressor.

Moving from a poor fisherman's family whose sons find the courage to take up arms against their oppressors, to a beautiful bride who becomes a prize of war, to an ambitious warrior whose allegiance is torn - Temple of a Thousand Faces is an unforgettable saga of love, betrayal, and survival at any cost.

Although they take a strong stand in solidarity with the oppressed against the oppressors, they generally avoid, at least in their theological writings, committing themselves to any political theory,

to the burgeoning relationship between Mary and Jim, a touch of Miracle on 34th Street to the George subplot, and the idea of a band of women taking a stand against oppressors has been rehearsed in the West End as recently as last year's short - lived musical staging of Made in Dagenham.

The premise is sort of like Willard, only instead of a boy who can control rats and take revenge against his oppressors, Creepers is about a young girl who can control... insects.

The audience at Finsbury Chapel would want to know how it was possible to side with the oppressed without being against the oppressor.

The people of Ferguson are rising up against their oppressors and hallelujah for that.

He saved them by giving them the certainty of future fulfillment when they are engaged in their struggle against the oppressor.

Lean into your justifiable hate, against those oppressors and tyrants and abusers; hate them into the ground from whence they came, hate them as long and as hard as it takes, crushing their bones into powder in your mind.