Can't fight racism without fighting capitalism. I would have loved to be friends with this man. "racism is a by product of capitalism." Lord how people have forgotten this.
Capitalism simplyeana the right to private property. This is something that people seem to not understand. Racism is a biproduct of imperialism, not capitalism. Nobody ever fled capitalism, but time and time again masses of people flee from socialism. Seems pretty clear which is the evil
My aunt knew him briefly before his assassination. In the 60's there wasn't a whole lot of knowledge about the terrible and agonizing disease of sickle cell...outside of it being believed that only we African Americans were burdened with it. As it is hereditary, my father (my aunt's and uncle's youngest sibling) was often in tortuous bouts of great pain. My aunt had been listening to Chairman Fred and reading the black panther news. The combination of the two is what first made her think my father could have been suffering from sickle cell disease. She took him to get a sickle cell screening done to see if it was indeed what was going on with my Pop. Sure enough indeed, it was. She decided to go to medical school after high school and learn more about this dreadful illness. Chairman Fred helped more than he'd be able to even fathom if he were still alive. For when I was a baby and would cry and be inconsolable, Pop recognized my favoring of a/multiple limbs, or how much more/louder I'd scream and cry when being held and either my arm or leg would be squished between my body and whomever was trying to hold and console me. I was about a year old so it had to be in '95 when my parents took me to get an SS screening to see if I had SS like Pop did. And I did, technology and studies in/on the disease were so advanced when I was screened in the mid '90s to the point they were even able to tell my parents what strain of SS I had. 14 years later my, now wife/then gf, and I became parents at 15. One of the biggest fears and most reoccurring nightmares were me being in the place of my Pops and my son being in my place as a child when I'd have a SS crisis. I don't think I'll ever be able to forget those nights my father would call out of work and stay with my mom, my siblings, and me. Holding me and rocking me in the red rocking chair my grandmother gave my father when my parents found out I have SS (that rocking chair was the same she'd she sit in and rock back and forth in, praying all night for my Pop 's relief. Some nights it was all that would work to sooth his pain and give him enough peace to rest). He'd hold me and rock, and pray, and weep. At 28, I can still remember the feeling of my tears AND his rolling down my face. Mine, bcz I was in so much physical pain, Pop's, bcz of the emotional pain and memory of how tortuous the pain is and as he'd hold me, he'd rest my head beneath his chin. When his tears rolled down and off of his face, they'd end up landing on mine. All praises to Yahweh and Yeshua, my oldest son only has the SS trait like my mom and a few of my siblings do. I was more prepared for fatherhood two years later during my senior year when Queen let me know that we were now expecting our second child, but the one lasting fear was if this child would have sickle cell like I, a few of my brothers, my lil sister, and father had. Yet again, the screening showed that he only had the trait like his older brother. 3 years ago, Queen and I had our first daughter. The signs my Pop witnessed with me, and my aunt witnessed with him, were the same my lil princess was exhibiting. She is still a great and beautiful blessing from Yahweh, but it is hard to see her in pain. It crushes me every time bcz I know that pain all too well. But look at what Chairman Fred and the black panthers did 3 generations of my family and millions of others. When my aunt and uncl3 (she met my uncle at a BP meeting and they eventually got married) tells me things she learned from him and the panthers, or things she witnessed this great man do and all during his early 20's. I can't help but feel like you do, my beloved extended family member. Oh, I'd give a kidney to be able to get to meet and know Chairman Fred Hampton or Huey Newton and be able to tell them face to face how thankful I am that they stood and they fought, that they lead and they taught, that they fed and they brought up great change that not only made the world a better place then but even now. For my baby girl and I have medication and supplements and studies that have helped improve our lives with this awful condition and the seeds of that started from the panthers.
“If you ever think about me, and you ain’t gonna do no revolutionary act, forget about me. I don’t want myself on your mind if you’re not going to work for the people.” - Fred Hampton
@The Realest fck is talking about? brothers like him, similar to a Huey p Newton or maybe even a Tupac had strong voices in their early 20s.. how does that make him depressing? This is a true statement
Just got chills thinking about that. 21 years old. I'm 30 now and at 21 I was a shell of who I am today..and I still have growth. But, this man wow. I truly believe some people come to this earth with a path & purpose...call them a messiah, call them a messenger...I call them mass changers.... " I want to fight racism with solidarity"
@@LoneWolfj11 We need to unite and organize like times past, the BPP united with so many others, the Rainbow Coalition! With so many of people recognizing the intense brutality and systemic corruption of capitalism I believe the time is NOW to come together. All amongst all! Solidarity to all my comrades of all races, all religions, all sexes, of every walk of life! The only way we rise above is hand-in-hand.. So let's do it!
True but even that movie whitewashed Fred Hampton's true ideology and revolutionary socialist core. They did the same with MLK and many more. Whitewash the views that present dangers to the pigs
@@Petey0707 He may be gone. But his determination, patriotism, fiery passionate concern for his people and other marginalized human beings shall echo throughout humanity and must be emulated to change oppressive conditions wherever they may be. Particularly here in the "United" States of America. Hope you have a great day.
I understand why the FBI was so scared of Fred Hampton. He would have been the leader to unite the country behind socialism had he lived a longer life. He was a man who truly loved the people.
Socialism unites people in term of equal misery, do you really think the people that create the system would abandon their wealth for an ideology? Lol never. Hampton had great potential but leading people to believe socialism will save them was a wrong move.
@@themeerkat6034 lol that’s not propaganda when it’s verified facts and logical deduction dear. Socialism is the real propaganda. Back then they thought socialism will bring equality, again it doesn’t bring equality, not the one people want. It bring equal MISERY. Capitalism doesn’t bring equal wealth but it gives opportunities to everyone who is ready to work hard and that’s equality of chances. Those who killed Hampton was the FBI, they killed a lot of people who were a threat for their system.
@@therealfirelord Dude. Hampton was literally feedings tens of thousands of people for free. The Black Panthers managed to set up 13 free medical clinics in the few short years they operated. The Black Panthers also offered free political education classes. They did all of this through community socialization. And they did it effectively. So I don’t know how you can say that what Fred Hampton and the Black Panthers were bringing was “equal misery”. Again, sounds to me like you’ve bought into the propaganda created by the United States government.
@@themeerkat6034 let’s be clear im talking about politics not volunteering that’s 2 completely different things. Also i didn’t say « black panthers bring equal misery » what i said was pretty clear but you managed to distort my words. Socialism in the political sense brings equal misery, that’s the point. Now collectivism in that case was managed by a group of people not the government, it’s different. People who wanted to help, did it. Now what black panthers did is great, that’s what happen when people have control over their decision, socialism takes that control and gives it to the government, easy to understand. I really doubt they knew what socialism is since they didn’t have all the informations but only definitions of things. Btw im not even from the US, im from Europe. No need to live in the US to know all these things. Everything is available in the Internet for those who are willing to learn.
The USA have done this kind of stuff all over the world. Anyone who challenges US power is an enemy. Hampton was a risk to the pigs so they killed him. Stay educated. Education is the heart of the revolution
I'm so happy more of this generation is about get to see Chairman Fred Hampton Life on the Big Screen. I arrive the on the day fred hampton died hov voice!!! salute
Ironically it proves the point that many lefties might make, which is that capitalism will kill the people who try to fight it, and then sell their images back to you.
If it was not for Marxism in this world, the whole entire world would have remained under colonialism, civil rights movement would have never started .., RIP Hampton, RIP Marx
Bobby rush was senator. Fred hampton wouldve been mayor of chicago by time he was 30. Governor after that. Senator for sure. And hed would have united black/brown/poor whites across america.
@@pahwraith he would have either been the 1st black president beating Obama by many years OR the more likely scenario an actual revolution would have taken place
What y‘all talkin‘ bout like he was a revisionist, he wouldn‘t run for presidentship of the united states, he would do a revolution and be a part of a better world for all instead of just being president of capitalist america.
It takes a brave man to stand up against a system that he and the brave men and women stood up against... knowing damn well what would happen. They did that for us don’t ever forget that. A true revolutionary indeed! God bless Chairman Fred and the brave black panthers and so many others who made the ultimate sacrifice for the advancement of our people
My boyfriend and I watched Judas and the Black Messiah. My boyfriend cried watching the violent, oppressive murder of Chairman Fred and sobbed out "we lost a great man and revolutionary. And nothing speaks better than those words. Chairman Fred Hampton was a great revolutionary, a true man. He fought for the rights of people and did anything to help people, he stayed in Chigago as the FBI planned to kill him because he stood strongly that he would never wish to leave the people, that he'd rather die than leave under threat of the brutal reign of the American government. Any true revolutionary cries over such a great man's sacrifice and will wish to take Hampton's advice: Die for the people because you live for the people. Long live the international struggle. ✊✊
It takes extraordinary courage to be willing to die fighting for the and oppressed, voiceless person/ people . Chairman Fred Hampton was for the people . His heart was in the right places. Thank you !
Gotta thank the movie for introducing to me this Legend. I’ve heard of the party before, but I had no idea its Chairman was so remarkable. It still amazes me how this brother at such a young age was able to demonstrate brilliant intelligence. It’s like he’d started learning the day he was born. RIP Chairman Fred✊🏻
"Trial of the Chicago 7" is *PART* of this movie. Fred stood up for a *DEFENSELESS* Bobby Seale in a US court of law...the last straw. (literally) they failed to include that part in this movie.
Yeah, sure a make a movie of his "story", create some "recognition" and mint money. Only thing its 52 years too late to "recognize" the man, let alone try and follow in his footsteps. Leave comment on RU-vid and do nothing in the real world. Yaay, we recognized him, now we can watch something else!
I feel ashamed for not knowing of him before. I'm sure I've heard his name but no one ever told me I HAD to watch him. Been watching him all morning today
Do not feel ashamed. They do not teach us about people like Fred Hampton in school. I am 58 years old. I did not learn of Fred Hampton until about five years ago. I learned about him after watching RU-vid videos of the Black Panther Party of the 1960s.
don't be, its because of specific indoctrination, they're afraid of what we'd do if we know the legacies of out real heroes. so the rich and the government keep the truth from us intentionally, they have to keep us uneducated to keep us down.
@@chriss780 I agree but I grew up in a group home with an amazing teacher who schooled us about all this type of stuff. As a teenager I even meet Bobby Sealed. I'm assuming he thought is and I forgot
this is possible. overthrowing capitalism is possible and it is possible within our lifetime. if you're a communist, you need to get organized with a genuine revolutionary communist party and build the forces necessary to overthrow your bourgeoisie. it is only the working-class of the world that are capable of this. remember, we are NOT outnumbered, we are out-organized.
He may not be here physically...but Chairman Hampton is still amongst those of us who are Revolutionaries.. I thank my mother for making me aware who Chairman Hampton was as a child growing up in St.louis..
Chills listening to him speak! What a prolific freedom fighter. This is why the U.S. feared & killed him. But his spirit is rising through us. #AllPowerToThePeople
Yes, but you need to educate and understand what Revolution means. Once you know that, next commit to the struggle. Yes, you might lose some battles. That's ok if the war you want to win. Reach out to me. I will help you with the first task. It's will test your commit.
Ain't nothing compared to the FBI file they gonna start when you start organizing within your city. The FBI does not like the revolutionaries we assign ourselves with, but that ain't a reason to get off the backs of the capitalist pigs in order to shine a better tomorrow for your kids and your kids' kids
It's insane that a man that lived and died almost half a century ago is still changing things with his words today, and those words are becoming more and more "mainstream"
