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The American Nightmare: 20th Century U.S. History, Red Scares, & Fred Hampton

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CHAPTER

The Politics of Fear

The ruling class can even co-op the language of progress and weaponize it against their class enemies. Fred Hampton only agreed to have a Chicago chapter if he was able to change party policy, changes word white to capitalist. The Black Panther Party is riddled with paid FBI informants and planted undercover agents. We're playing checkers; what divide and rule into the politics of fear.

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