[mistrial9]

no I did not say that .. and Huey Newton is complicated by social interactions and media attention over time which changed the man and changed his social surroundings. There is a knee-jerk crowd that rose to his defense at the time, as it is happening now in these comments. "revolutionary" was not a coincidental term. Gun violence is practiced daily in Oakland, California.

[wutangson1]

I agree. The actual man, the celebrity from media, and the pressure from domestic intelligence agencies would effect anyone. But, just as there is nuance in understanding Huey P. Newton, surely there is the same nuance for people for whom his message resonated with- beyond being merely 'knee jerk'. Regular gun violence in Oakland does not make everyone in Oakland a bad person, or a criminal or an accessory to criminal behavior

[mistrial9]

yes definitely nuance -- his iconic photo is directly styled as Che Guevara if I am not mistaken. Revolutionary Books is still open in Oakland near the MacArthur BART station -- the same stretch of MacArthur that was thick with street prostitutes at that time.