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Clarity and the New Black Panther Party

In its coverage of the Philadelphia voter intimidation case, conservative media has unfortunately chosen sensationalism over clarity. There are layers to this case to be explored that might highlight the idealism of the right and expose the pessimism of the left. Unfortunately, those layers of exploration are not as sexy as the continuous video loop depicting New Black Panther Party member King Samir Shabazz screaming about killing crackers.

The vast majority of Black people respond to such rants this way: “That brother is crazy!” Indeed, to see the video of Shabazz suggesting that Black liberation can be had only through the murder of white babies is to witness a man in the throes of mental illness.

Mental instability may not be a requirement for membership in the New Black Panther Party, but believing in time travel certainly is. The small membership of the Panthers routinely attempts to transport themselves back to 1968. They have appropriated the look of Huey P. Newton and borrowed their rhetoric from Elijah Muhammad and early Malcolm X. In addition, other than standing on the street corner yelling at people or appearing on Fox News, they appear to do very little actual work.

They also share the opinion of most New Leftists that because of slavery, the American founding was illegitimate; that because of racism, American values are bankrupt; and that so long as any measure of racism continues to exist in American society, it will be proof that Blacks remain the victims of an inherently white, racist system. ...

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