Citing the Black Panthers as a violent activist group is just failing to look at history. It is failing to look at the origin of that imagery, and who created it and why. Who spread the idea that they were committing acts of violence? What politicians gained from the decapitating of black leadership structures that both lead to the rise of the Black Panthers, then cut them down, too?


When you fail to look into the origin of that imagery, you will fail to realize that it was a fabricated lie to falsely criminalize Black leaders. You will silently just buy into the lies created by politicians to criminalize their political opponents. Lies that have since been confessed to be lies. Plenty is on the record, if you just look for primary sources, instead of 2nd, 3rd, etc. -hand sources that throw out buzz words to incite emotional responses.

You have to dig deeper to find the firsthand sources. It's not quick or easy, but those sources are out there.


I'm sorry, but I'm neck deep in studying the history, causes and effects of the laws that criminalize black leaders, and I know there's no way that I can state all the things that have been done to falsely criminalize blacks, systematically and purposefully by politicians in a 5-minute blurb. I've spent weeks on this, using my bent as a scientist to try to find root causes, and to explore the history that set the stage for today.

Ong, I know you have respect for thinking scientifically, and respect for causes and effects, at least when it comes to physics. Just apply that same level of skepticism and curiosity to race issues.
Did you watch the video I linked? You can skip straight to the confession. I gave you the time stamp. It's one of Nixon's political advisors describing the political motivation for criminalizing marijuana and heroin to suppress Nixon's political opponents, namely the hippies and blacks.


If you want a real look at the history of these laws, who made them, what those people had to say after their careers ended... check out the documentary "13" on Netflix. That's a decent source, and not something that you can digest in less than 15 minutes, so dig in.
If you're not willing to spend even that much time to understand the history, then kindly present your thoughts as uninformed and seeking, and not truthful assertions.