There's a short bit about the "black man is god" 5% nation of Islam stuff, but part 1 doesn't dive into it to much. I always thought that the "black man is god" but let's sell my fellow black man crack cocaine and shoot him or rob him if the opportunity presents itself was a very hypocritical and bullshit position and I still think that. I believe that Malcolm X exposed the nation of islam. MALCOLM X: “The Nation of Islam Is A FRAUD”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMrugCUFMJI I remember reading about how Mohammad Ali and Malcolm X had a falling out because Mohammad Ali was still loyal to the movement whereas Malcolm X realized it was bullshit and exposed Elijah Muhammad as a hypocrite who used women and profited for himself and didn't abide by the teachings. Malcolm X also tried to expose the DemoKKKrat party and called black demoKKKrats "chumps." Sadly, black panthers and the 5% nation of Islam played a role and maybe it is fair to say that they were responsible for assassinating Malcolm X. I think the black community would have been far better off coming to some of the realizations Malcolm X came to in the latter part of his life when he had a revelation and changed his ideology from his militant black origins to a more peaceful, examining approach. Malcolm X was insistent on black people being independent and not trusting the government or becoming loyal to either political party. The black community ultimately rejected Malcolm X and his teachings. They moved on to the demoKKKrat plantation, became dependent on government, became a monolithic voting block for the DemoKKKrat party, and continued to follow in the hypocrisies of Elijah Mohammad such as honoring women but not sticking by her when you have children, not marrying her, cheating on her, etc.
On the flip side, I realize how the 5% teachings helped Wu Tang so much. It kind of taught them that black people have worth. That black is beautiful. Self empowerment. The value of education, knowledge, wisdom, understanding. It's where some of them got virtue. U-God explained it well. And Rza said it helped free their minds but they still didn't have the economic freedom. All these things are very positive. This segment is immediately followed by them talking how they were selling crack to their fellow black man. It was a noticeable contrast. Black man is god but let me sell him crack.
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