• @Cookiesandcreamclouds
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    2011 months ago

    Why wasn’t I taught about the free food and medical care part of what they did?

    • @RememberTheApollo_
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      1911 months ago

      You were quietly taught that armed black people were scary. That’s what they wanted you to remember, not what they armed themselves for.

      • @Cookiesandcreamclouds
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        611 months ago

        Ugh… this just makes me feel all sorts of awful. I struggle to find the exact words.

        • @[email protected]
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          511 months ago

          “Lied to” are two good ones.

          Just remember it is not your fault. Society has so deeply propagandized Americans over the years that I don’t know if it’s even possible to fix it.

    • LucasWaffyWaf
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      111 months ago

      Shit, at least you were taught about them. Never even heard about the Black Panthers until later in my adult life on a random reddit comment.