The conviction to fight for liberation cannot be implanted by leadership

Evidence

The correct method for a revolutionary leadership to employ in the task of liberation is, therefore, not “libertarian propaganda.” Nor can the leadership merely “implant” in the oppressed a belief in freedom, thus thinking to win their trust. The correct method lies in dialogue. The conviction of the oppressed that they must fight for their liberation is not a gift bestowed by the revolutionary leadership, but the result of their own conscientização. — Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 169

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines conscientização by negation — what it is not (a bestowed gift) — grounding the critique of facilitators who think they can deliver correct consciousness.