#thread We just got off the phone w #BlackPantherParty #Seattle chapter branch leader in the 1960s/70s #AaronDixon, we spoke about the current #BlackUprising in the usa this last week. A few things to share w you from him and the convo ... 
First of all he wanted to congratulate all the risen people and said this last week shows the power of the people against a veritable fascist trump. He emphasised that the power of the People is in flow and should be widened.
He congratulated the Black youth for their rage, tenacity and courage to face the pigs and confront the state. He said he has been waiting for this for 50yrs!
He said he welcomed white people into the struggle, and said they have shown they have stood the resistant Black community aghast racism and capitalism.
He said that if the movement turns peaceful that it would become totally useless. The militancy is the only relative power we have to influence reality.
He did say that the summer of 1968 was much more militant that the last week. We in the MXM have to make a self criticism in that we have said this last week is higher struggle that the Panthers. The summer of 1968, Aaron explains: was full on guerilla warfare against the state.
Comrade Aaron explained that unlike today the Panthers had thousands of armed comrades, the party stockpiled weapons and ammo, arms were deployed against the police; in summer 1968 it seemed like full on revolutionary armed guerilla struggle.
Aaron and the other original #BlackPanthers are, he explained, in great demand this last week and have been speaking as much to the grassroots to give them the best guidance they can.
Aaron wished the Black-led insurgency all victories, he says the people must stay militant and in the streets. He has just returned directly from the grassroots in #Albuquerque to assist them, as is accessible for more dialogue with our peoples in struggle.
We were privileged to host comrade Aaron a few years ago in london, we assisted another org in putting an event w #AaronDuxon, the chair of the event is one of our co founders. Watch here:
We will endeavour to speak to another original #BlackPantherParty comrade tomorrow and share: perhaps Eddie ‘Marshall Conway, Emory Douglas or Jamal Joseph.
