Originally Posted by
Alonzo
First off, let's be clear > the Black Panthers did not seek to protect themselves from "themselves" but from race based police brutality; and through armed "force" they sought a black empowerment that would alleviate high unemployment, substandard housing, and exclusion from political representation, top universities, and the "American Dream"--all the ills directly and indirectly responsible for the "ghettos" and "violence" in the first place. You are right that they knew precisely what their communities needed, freedom from white supremacy. Now how about we focus more on the underlying illness and not just the symptoms? Interesting how you're perfectly capable of looking "beyond the surface" for pasty incels and mass murderers.