The 1970s was a deranged time in American history — the denouement of phony ‘60s radicalism, of revolutionary cosplay, when a handful of fanatic intellectuals decided to get their hands dirty and take up the gun, as advised by their Cuban idols.
tried to buoy the sagging spirits of his 900-plus homesick parishioners with a series of celebrity guest appearances, patched into the Jonestown encampment through a dodgy phone connection and an even dodgier PA system. Before migrating to South America —was supposed to be a way station on route to the Soviet promised land — Jones operated the People’s Temple church out of.
The affection between Newton and Jones is unsurprising. One wouldn’t know it from the countless slobbering media productions — the pro-Panther films, TV shows, documentaries, plays, comic books — but Newton shared many traits with Jones beyond a penchant for paranoid conspiracy. They were both sexual predators who demanded unwavering loyalty from their adherents. Both were political simpletons, convinced that a Marxist revolution was peering around every corner.
What of the accusations that precipitated his escape to Cuba? Newton nearly killed his tailor, fracturing his skull in multiple places during a particularly severe pistol whipping, and, these were just more Amerikkkan conspiracies against the black power uprising: “They say I beat the tailor, but he denied it under oath. They threw me in jail anyway.
It’s an odd but persistent talking point, and one not supported by any evidence, that the Black Panthers are routinely dismissed by the media as a ganglike organization, often governed by violent psychopaths . So it’s little surprise to seeThe media coverage of the Panthers has generally overvalued their influence and achievement.
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