This reminds me of how V***h claimed that Fred Hampton is one of his biggest inspirations for why he became a leftist, even though the says a lot of anti-“tankie” stuff. Leftism is seriously just flashy aesthetics for so many people, especially many white “leftists.”

Its part of the process of propagandizing the populace in America (and of course that gets exported due to America’s soft power).

I’d like to think I had a relatively decent education, but it wasn’t until late in high school that I started getting exposed to the more leftist elements of the Civil Rights movement. Even then I don’t remember learning much about some of the leaders of the Black Panthers because usually they are just mentioned in passing. Malcolm X is always presented as a problematic figure. MLK is completely white washed and you’re beaten over the head with “I have a dream” and the effectiveness of peaceful disobedience. And thats not even going into international POC socialist leaders.

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