Talk:Black Panther Party

terrorists

i removed them from the list of terrorists. they weren't terrorist y'all. they were a legitimate response to the oppression that the african american community was facing at the time. they served breakfast to poor children and helped a lot of would-be criminals work towards positive social change. terrorists? i don't think so. -Emmagrrl

I agree with you. However, you will find that your edit will soon be undone. I suggest not arguing the point if you want to keep editing. AliceBG 22:07, 8 June 2008 (EDT)

learn together-the founding fathers advocated armed violence against the british government. does that make them terrorists? -Emmagrrrl

Do you see them as being comparable? Learn together 03:51, 12 June 2008 (EDT)

i think that they were both passionate about working towards a world where their people could live without government oppression. i don't necessarily think that armed action against a government is terrorism. do you consider the Contras terrorists? because they fought against a government, but a lot of conservatives, namely Reagan and co. thought they were great. the "moral equivalent of the Founding fathers" i believe Reagan said. given that the contras are called freedom fighters on this site despite their abysmal human rights record, but the Panthers are called terrorists. i am not going to call the panthers freedom fighters here because this is an encyclopedia, but i think it's wrong to categorize some armed groups as terrorists if you're going to categorize others as freedom fighters. -Emmagrrrl