Originally posted by Signore Sole Aumentante:
Let me explain the analogy.
Cobain has some slight parallels with 2pac, only you feel 2pc did something to change America, and in addition this change was positive. I don't feel he did anything to change America, and the only influence he had was largely bringing "gangsta rap" up in popularity especially among the youth. I think you already know my opinion on the effects of this music. So, in the end, I can't se how a day can be considered for him, I don't see him as a hero, I don't see him as a good person, and I'll go out on a limb and say the vast majority of Americans don't want a day for him, either.
Al Capone should have a day if Malcolm X gets, one, shouldn't he? Malcolm X used violence and murder, same as Capone. Malcolm's goals were black separation and pride, kind of a radical twist of MLK's goals. So, one violence-causing man gets a day, who's to say another shouldn't?
Tupac was the speaker for not only the youth, but for the youth in the ghetto that continues to be ignored. While he definetly perfected gangsta rap, that's nothing compared to what he did to help the poor and inner city.
Malcolm X tried liberating a race that was enslaved for hundreds of years. He had a right to be pissed and try to separate the Blacks and Whites until there was no segregation. Al Capone isn't anything compared to Malcolm X. Al Capone did what he did to benefit himself, and no one else. -Pat
