Right on. Being able to bridge those gaps is gonna make or break the future for the working class. If we have too many purity test barriers, we won’t ever be able to truly unify. Fred Hampton was a great voice when it came to reminding folks of this. The left can constantly lambast “libs” but the reality is that a lot of folks are getting educated and are willing to talk. Deterring them with gated communities and tests will only deter them. At the end of the day, we’re all on the same side.
Hampton was drugged, then shot and killed in his bed during a predawn raid at his Chicago apartment by a tactical unit
I must admit I don’t know who he is, but that is an excellent example of my claim that American society is sick.
A normal police of a civilized country would never do something like that.
I don’t know much about black panthers, but AFAIK they started out as a group protecting black people that were harassed by white people, and whites still practiced segregation in 1969 AFAIK despite it was illegal at the time. The racial hatred was insane! Or maybe it wasn’t decidedly hatred, but a sense of entitlement among whites, and they hated when people of color tried to change that.
As someone who lives in Denmark, this is not something we have any focus on, except possibly an anecdotal story in history class in school.
Anyways people need to learn to pull together on improvements that respect human rights.
The Black Panthers essentially filled a void that the US government was never going to fill for the Black community. They also understood that for any sort of revolution to happen, they had to appeal to the working class regardless of color. Hampton was extremely young but insanely well-spoken for his age. He understood this well and never spoke in a demeaning or exclusionary way, despite how poorly the Black community was (and is) treated. The Black Panthers were responsible for creating a multitude of community programs that helped a lot of people left behind by their government and was centered around Black self-determination.
A small sample list of the programs they created:
Free Ambulance
Free Breakfast for Children (this program made a huge impact and is the most well known)
Free Busing to Prisons
Free Clothing
Free Commissary for Prisoners
Free Dental
Free Employment
Free Food
Sickle Cell Anemia Research
Police Patrols
Seniors Against a Fearful Environment
By the end of 1969, free breakfast was served in 19 cities, under the sponsorship of the national headquarters and 23 local affiliates. More than 20,000 children received full free breakfast (bread, bacon, eggs, grits) before going to their elementary or junior high school. [source]
orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 1 month ago
Right on. Being able to bridge those gaps is gonna make or break the future for the working class. If we have too many purity test barriers, we won’t ever be able to truly unify. Fred Hampton was a great voice when it came to reminding folks of this. The left can constantly lambast “libs” but the reality is that a lot of folks are getting educated and are willing to talk. Deterring them with gated communities and tests will only deter them. At the end of the day, we’re all on the same side.
Buffalox@lemmy.world 1 month ago
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Hampton
Hampton was drugged, then shot and killed in his bed during a predawn raid at his Chicago apartment by a tactical unit
I must admit I don’t know who he is, but that is an excellent example of my claim that American society is sick.
A normal police of a civilized country would never do something like that.
I don’t know much about black panthers, but AFAIK they started out as a group protecting black people that were harassed by white people, and whites still practiced segregation in 1969 AFAIK despite it was illegal at the time. The racial hatred was insane! Or maybe it wasn’t decidedly hatred, but a sense of entitlement among whites, and they hated when people of color tried to change that.
As someone who lives in Denmark, this is not something we have any focus on, except possibly an anecdotal story in history class in school.
Anyways people need to learn to pull together on improvements that respect human rights.
orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 1 month ago
The Black Panthers essentially filled a void that the US government was never going to fill for the Black community. They also understood that for any sort of revolution to happen, they had to appeal to the working class regardless of color. Hampton was extremely young but insanely well-spoken for his age. He understood this well and never spoke in a demeaning or exclusionary way, despite how poorly the Black community was (and is) treated. The Black Panthers were responsible for creating a multitude of community programs that helped a lot of people left behind by their government and was centered around Black self-determination.
A small sample list of the programs they created:
Buffalox@lemmy.world 1 month ago
That’s absolutely awesome, sad that they were vilified.