tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331321633387292810.post1867329126914900554..comments2023-09-23T08:05:52.791-07:00Comments on Reciprocity Failure: Black Panthers 1968- Howard L. BinghamStan B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17381743002180926900noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331321633387292810.post-7648783085098949802012-06-06T18:02:55.305-07:002012-06-06T18:02:55.305-07:00I'm not by any means saying they were all sain...I'm not by any means saying they were all saints- but I will say this, the tactics that were employed against them by both local and federal "law enforcement" were far more criminal and malicious than any of the protocol that the Panthers practiced. COINTELPRO was one of the most devious and pernicious programs ever devised against US citizenry, and was ultimately responsible for the Panthers downward spiral into paranoia and ineffectiveness. Thoroughly infiltrated towards the end, "evidence" would be sent to fellow members and allies of various "plots" and "betrayals." No one knew who could be trusted- Fred Hampton's own body guard was an FBI plant who drugged him with barbiturates the night before he was slain in a hail of gunfire in his bed. <br /><br />The Panthers would never be allowed to turn into the positive force and alternative they themselves envisioned. When one agent reported back that all they did was feed kids in their food program, Mr. Hoover reminded him that the only way to advance in the department was to gather "evidence" against their enemies...Stan B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17381743002180926900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331321633387292810.post-15272078155204602992012-06-06T17:22:58.755-07:002012-06-06T17:22:58.755-07:00The dream and the reality of the Black Panthers we...The dream and the reality of the Black Panthers were two very different things. Their goals were/are admirable however to describe them as "positive" I think is a stretch.Eric Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559755887257856825noreply@blogger.com