Yeah, he was an odd bird, even the leftists thought he was odd. But this is why I will always love him.
I met him a long time ago and liked him. I liked his attitude although I didn’t agree with everything he said.
Me too, left the same impression. RIP.
My reading is that Dick Gregory did not hate white people. When two NFL teams were playing, in his heart he’d root for the one with the black quarterback. I admit, I root for white defensive backs ;)
He saw his race as troubled, and put upon. He may have harbored unhealthy conspiracy theories, but he struck me as a good-natured scold. He pushed the same old 1960’s bromides that were not even useful in the 1960’s. He was never an Al Sharpton or Barack Obama.
He was both funny and thought-provoking in 1970.
May he receive a merciful judgment and be freed from all traces of sin and sorrow. Rest in peace, brother.
Yeah, he was an odd bird, even the leftists thought he was odd. But this is why I will always love him.