Black Panthers Now Poll Watchers

[scotinmass 588]

WOW Libtards running to the defense of the Black Panthers. true colors showing. I don't think you would ever see someone on this board defending the Klan or skin heads. Amazing.

I was not defending anyone. I was making an observation.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

So you would be ok with someone in a klan robe standing at the door ? Same exact thing.

You are lumping two diametrically opposed groups into the same category. The Black Panthers were created to help combat police brutality and fight for black rights. Now to be honest, what they have devolved into is a joke in some respective circles, but they are no where close to what the KKK was/is. I bet Run could join the Black Panthers if he wanted to, but I will NEVER be able to be a KKK member, that's what makes them different.

[Karee 4,190]

You are lumping two diametrically opposed groups into the same category. The Black Panthers were created to help combat police brutality and fight for black rights. Now to be honest, what they have devolved into is a joke in some respective circles, but they are no where close to what the KKK was/is. I bet Run could join the Black Panthers if he wanted to, but I will NEVER be able to be a KKK member, that's what makes them different.

I'd pay big money to see that ceremony.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

You are lumping two diametrically opposed groups into the same category. The Black Panthers were created to help combat police brutality and fight for black rights. Now to be honest, what they have devolved into is a joke in some respective circles, but they are no where close to what the KKK was/is. I bet Run could join the Black Panthers if he wanted to, but I will NEVER be able to be a KKK member, that's what makes them different.

Come on you don't really believe that do you/ ? You are a pretty moderate guy. Do you really think a black panther in full uniform should be allowed to serve as a poll watcher. They are a hate group anyway you cut it .

How about a guy in a confederate flag shirt with a sign that said white power. would that be ok. More tame than the Klan but the same thing.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Unbelievable. You of all people defending the Blank Panthers . I really thought you were more balanced than that.

So their you have folks. To a tee the liberals on this board have defended the practice of having a hate group dressed in para military gear being a poll watcher.

And P.S from 1967-1970 nine police officer were killed in the line of duty by black panthers. No lynchings indeed.

Hey Run, do me a favor, please look up how many black people were killed by police for "fitting the description" back during that time frame. I'll wager you it was more than 9 people in 3 years.

[scotinmass 588]

Come on you don't really believe that do you/ ? You are a pretty moderate guy. Do you really think a black panther in full uniform should be allowed to serve as a poll watcher. They are a hate group anyway you cut it .

How about a guy in a confederate flag shirt with a sign that said white power. would that be ok. More tame than the Klan but the same thing.

Ok being honest and all joking aside. It does seem ridiculous that anyone from an extremist group in full uniform would be allowed to have an official role of any kind.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Come on you don't really believe that do you/ ? You are a pretty moderate guy. Do you really think a black panther in full uniform should be allowed to serve as a poll watcher. They are a hate group anyway you cut it .

How about a guy in a confederate flag shirt with a sign that said white power. would that be ok. More tame than the Klan but the same thing.

Here is what I believe. You will have some people in the NBP that have more radical ideas than what they are supposed to be standing for. Here is the difference: Black Panther Party, Founded in Oakland, California by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale on October 15, 1966, the organization initially set forth a doctrine calling primarily for the protection of African-American neighborhoods from police brutality. The leaders of the organization espoused socialist and Marxist doctrines; however, the Party's early black nationalist reputation attracted a diverse membership. The Black Panther Party's objectives and philosophy expanded and evolved rapidly during the party's existence, making ideological consensus within the party difficult to achieve, and causing some prominent members to openly disagree with the views of the leaders.

KKK: Although there was no organizational structure above the local level, similar groups arose across the South adopted the same name and methods.[18] Klan groups spread throughout the South as an insurgent movement during the Reconstruction era in the United States. As a secret vigilante group, the Klan targeted freedmen and their allies; it sought to restore white supremacy by threats and violence, including murder, against black and white Republicans. In 1870 and 1871, the federal government passed the Force Acts, which were used to prosecute Klan crimes.[19] Prosecution of Klan crimes and enforcement of the Force Acts suppressed Klan activity. In 1874 and later, however, newly organized and openly active paramilitary organizations, such as the White League and the Red Shirts, started a fresh round of violence aimed at suppressing blacks' voting and running Republicans out of office. These contributed to segregationist white Democrats regaining political power in all the Southern states by 1877.

Do you see the difference? One group was created to protect black neighborhoods, the other was created to ensure white Supremency. And I agree that if it goes for one, it has to go for the other. He shouldn't be there if it's going to cause a disturbance, just like if the KKK showed up, they would be within their rights to be there, but it would be on like Donkey Kong.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Ok being honest and all joking aside. It does seem ridiculous that anyone from an extremist group in full uniform would be allowed to have an official role of any kind.

Thank you. I was starting to feel really worried about my liberal friends

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Here is what I believe. You will have some people in the NBP that have more radical ideas than what they are supposed to be standing for. Here is the difference: Black Panther Party, Founded in Oakland, California by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale on October 15, 1966, the organization initially set forth a doctrine calling primarily for the protection of African-American neighborhoods from police brutality. The leaders of the organization espoused socialist and Marxist doctrines; however, the Party's early black nationalist reputation attracted a diverse membership. The Black Panther Party's objectives and philosophy expanded and evolved rapidly during the party's existence, making ideological consensus within the party difficult to achieve, and causing some prominent members to openly disagree with the views of the leaders.

KKK: Although there was no organizational structure above the local level, similar groups arose across the South adopted the same name and methods.[18] Klan groups spread throughout the South as an insurgent movement during the Reconstruction era in the United States. As a secret vigilante group, the Klan targeted freedmen and their allies; it sought to restore white supremacy by threats and violence, including murder, against black and white Republicans. In 1870 and 1871, the federal government passed the Force Acts, which were used to prosecute Klan crimes.[19] Prosecution of Klan crimes and enforcement of the Force Acts suppressed Klan activity. In 1874 and later, however, newly organized and openly active paramilitary organizations, such as the White League and the Red Shirts, started a fresh round of violence aimed at suppressing blacks' voting and running Republicans out of office. These contributed to segregationist white Democrats regaining political power in all the Southern states by 1877.

Do you see the difference? One group was created to protect black neighborhoods, the other was created to ensure white Supremency. And I agree that if it goes for one, it has to go for the other. He shouldn't be there if it's going to cause a disturbance, just like if the KKK showed up, they would be within their rights to be there, but it would be on like Donkey Kong.

Come on .. Your arguing degrees of bad. Has the KKK caused more harm and misery than the Black Panthers. Of course. They have also been around a lot longer and where a lot more mainstream than the Black Panthers at one time. The black panthers are an extreme hate group. That is not debatable.

[B_J 2,752]

Here is what I believe. You will have some people in the NBP that have more radical ideas than what they are supposed to be standing for. Here is the difference: Black Panther Party, Founded in Oakland, California by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale on October 15, 1966, the organization initially set forth a doctrine calling primarily for the protection of African-American neighborhoods from police brutality. The leaders of the organization espoused socialist and Marxist doctrines; however, the Party's early black nationalist reputation attracted a diverse membership. The Black Panther Party's objectives and philosophy expanded and evolved rapidly during the party's existence, making ideological consensus within the party difficult to achieve, and causing some prominent members to openly disagree with the views of the leaders.

KKK: Although there was no organizational structure above the local level, similar groups arose across the South adopted the same name and methods.[18] Klan groups spread throughout the South as an insurgent movement during the Reconstruction era in the United States. As a secret vigilante group, the Klan targeted freedmen and their allies; it sought to restore white supremacy by threats and violence, including murder, against black and white Republicans. In 1870 and 1871, the federal government passed the Force Acts, which were used to prosecute Klan crimes.[19] Prosecution of Klan crimes and enforcement of the Force Acts suppressed Klan activity. In 1874 and later, however, newly organized and openly active paramilitary organizations, such as the White League and the Red Shirts, started a fresh round of violence aimed at suppressing blacks' voting and running Republicans out of office. These contributed to segregationist white Democrats regaining political power in all the Southern states by 1877.

Do you see the difference? One group was created to protect black neighborhoods, the other was created to ensure white Supremency. And I agree that if it goes for one, it has to go for the other. He shouldn't be there if it's going to cause a disturbance, just like if the KKK showed up, they would be within their rights to be there, but it would be on like Donkey Kong.

In the interest of fairness, the New Black Panther party is not the same as the original Black Panther Party.

The Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation has as much as said that the New Black Panthers operate out of a hatred of white people.

http://www.blackpanther.org/newsalert.htm

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

In the interest of fairness, the New Black Panther party is not the same as the original Black Panther Party.

The Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation has as much as said that the New Black Panthers operate out of a hatred of white people.

http://www.blackpanther.org/newsalert.htm

They don't quite have the same muscle the Black Panthers did, acting as the military wing of the anarchist Weathermen.

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/weatherunderground/movement.html

Edited November 6, 2012 by The Patriot

[Darnell 8,478]

How to become an official poll watcher:

1. file an application with the county clerk

2. if approved, go to the training classes

3. show up on voting day, receive your assignment, and watch.

ANYONE can do this.

[scotinmass 588]

How to become an official poll watcher:

1. file an application with the county clerk

2. if approved, go to the training classes

3. show up on voting day, receive your assignment, and watch.

ANYONE can do this.

Do you have to be a citizen to be a poll watcher?

[Darnell 8,478]

not in many states, no. a legal permanent resident is sufficient, in many states.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Hey Run, do me a favor, please look up how many black people were killed by police for "fitting the description" back during that time frame. I'll wager you it was more than 9 people in 3 years.

I will wager your right. Two wrongs do not equal one right.

How to become an official poll watcher:

1. file an application with the county clerk

2. if approved, go to the training classes

3. show up on voting day, receive your assignment, and watch.

ANYONE can do this.

So you would be ok with a Klansman at the door. How about if I dressed in a head to toe pro Mitt Romney costume would that be ok ?