Black Panthers on the Weather Underground

[ryler05]

the weather underground was stupid and gave the left a bad name. Fred was right on

[Boris82much]

Do a quick search for Donna Ron. She had the courage a few years back to post to the internet what Bill Ayers did to her back in the 60s. Today it's called kidnapping and rape.

And Dohrn? She praised Charlie Manson and his little hippy family upon their arrest for the murders of Sharon Tate and others in 1969. She was ecstatic that he was following her call to "kill pigs".

Both Ayers and Dohrn are trying to whitewash their terrorist past but aren't convincing anyone of their "altruism".

[Singabus66]

In the end, it didn't save him from Hoover's assassins.

[Singabus66]

During those days the SDS and the weathermen faction worked closely with the Panthers, and in good faith. People don't realize that black liberation was central to the weathermen ideology, just as important as ending Vietnam, if not more so. Unfortunately, due to the extreme racism of the time, African americans usually suffered the brunt of police reaction to YRM activities. So Fred Hampton had to make a decision to protect his people, but don't think it means he hated the YRM.

[Boris82much]

The Weatherman used black Americans to install socialism.

[DJpopel]

I think I understand what hes sayin. Dont be a fucking Martyr and dont sacrifice your people. In the words of the great scumfuck Patton....

Dont die for your country, make the enemy die for HIS.

Cut all that fuckin country shit and you got yerself a battlecry

they were prolly CIA sponsored, I agree with that as well.

[BillionGODSun]

All Power to the People

[DrHuhh]

Hampton was talking about the Weatherman group _before_ they went underground; specifically their "Days of Rage" action when hundreds of protesters were beaten by police. Within a short time, Hampton was brutally murdered by the police. Meanwhile, the Underground went on to free Timothy Leary from jail, bomb the Capital building, etc., etc., and to retaliate for the fatal police assault on the Black Panthers. The Panthers later stated that they shared the same analysis and goals.

[murray1234567891011]

what he says at the end pretty much sums up perfectly the many bad points of the new left and some of the horrific movements that grew out of it i.e The RAF the Japanese RAF and so on

[scarletghoul]

dammit, Fred Hampton was so awesome and correct

[mookie001126]

Chairman fred aint dead these pussys just scared.

[indiansbleeding]

Fred Hampton "Custerisitic." Dig it! He really knew which way the wind blew.

[djdtpacker]

Is that The Velvet Undergroud playing in the background?

[flamesounds]

Probably the MC5.

[Shiftyeyes516]

Fred was the truth! I agree 100%. I do respect them for what they were trying to do - but I still feel they were a cia sponsored group!

[fool1shmortal]

I agree. The Panthers were there. They saw what went down. The WU may have been sincere and not looking for a way to play pretend revolutionary, but they were either sponsored or they have the condescending attitude that they need to save the black people. Later, it would be "keep up the oppression thing as we need their votes".

[ernieonthedraw]

In hindsight the Panther leadership was wrong on this point. The people attack on those were put in harrm's way showed that the people in charge were attacking not just Black protest but all protest.