Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Philly ... home of the cheesesteak, liberty bell and black panther?
In Philadelphia on election day, Black Panthers were seen at numerous areas in Philly "guarding" voting places. I don't believe this was a necessary move my brothas. It attracted attention to something pointless. So this goes out to you my Black Panther brothas:
Dear Brothermen Who Weren't Thinking,
The presence of Obama does not need to be accompanied by questionable actions like this. Drop the paranoia for one second and realize that this is not 1968 and we don't need troops protecting our right to vote. Obama would have clearly won Philadelphia without your help, seeing as how you can't even find a republican in Philly. I should know. I'm from West Philly! So, next election use your heads and put the batons away.
Sincerely
ME
P.S. Dont ever embarrass my city like that again
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Ah! Someone sent me a link to this video on facebook yesterday evening. I honestly didn't know what to think. I too was wondering if that was at all necessary.On the other hand I found it slightly funny because not too long ago I saw a video of some white police officers blocking a lot of black people from going inside a building to register to vote. It looked a lot like this video except in black in white. And like you said it was in the '60s. The things that happen in America amaze me. Anyway, good blog. Hope you're not too embarrassed still (lol, joke).
-Adri
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