Comment #1 Who Will Survive in America - Gil Scott Heron

In a 1970 spoken-word poem off his debut album Small Talk at 125th and Lenox, musician Gil Scott-Heron takes aim at the (predominantly white) student movement and its claim to represent “radical” change. He pours cold water on the idea that there could be a meaningful alliance between the white New Left and radical organizations of color, because middle-class and upper-class whites are simply incapable of understanding the struggles of the poor and disadvantaged.

[@Jabez525]

Say all you want about Kanye but I would've never discovered this without him. I cherish this poem.

[@ellebarron7112]

Going back to the his song with this sampled, it's extremely sad knowing how old Kanye would hate the man he became.

[@AzumaRikimaru]

@@ellebarron7112 wrong. He has always been this way, his energy has always been true. And Jesus has died for our sins and pain. Be free as Kanye has.

[@lynxwrld9]

@@AzumaRikimaru couldn’t have said it better brother

[@Realplatinumchild]

Amen

[@LewisB3217]

@@AzumaRikimaru Kanye was always a neo-nazi? No. He lost his mind and fell in with the wrong crowd, Kanye's mom wouldn't EVER want him saying he loved Hitler, among saying sht like WLM or being racist towards Jewish people. No, she wouldn't want any of that.

[@aharonemanuel4010]

Kanye West -skit lost in the world-dark twisted fantasy album

[@sophumelelasandekela5614]

would've never discovered this without Kanye

[@phillipockletree1199]

Bittersweet moment… why doesn’t he mention Gill Scott then

[@ayndowney9401]

You need to expand your reading material and listen to his large repertoire of classical Music 🎵🎶!

[@joshhicks1189]

You can't even think of comparing this man's teaching to kayan to him. That brother kayan is lost ,given up his future to make a point. Because without money and a clear direction you have nothing but words😢😢

[@BeastNationXIV]

"Who will survive in America?"
I don't know. But if you do survive, I hope they don't catch you slippin' up.

[@puppetsandpeople]

he was fine and talented and brilliant!!!! lawdtttt

[@lydiaboyd7629]

Genius!!!

[@tiffanyjohnson5699]

This is the truth this brother was woke! Power to the people

[@AtmaureanNoble7]

We the People 💪🏿🇲🇦🤫

[@Fashitecture]

2023❤

[@abdirazakgedi9214]

Freedom.. Free Dom

[@LemurJackson]

3:36

[@timestampingarmy]

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[@DeniseLaFranceCDNpainter]

Comin' straight outta Compton!

[@dementedgamer0810]

0:11

[@timestampingarmy]

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[@Justadudeman22]

3:36
Who will survive

[@kylelangton2718]

Gil Scott heron was taking about woke white liberals...

[@Chaz-pm1jm]

He was talking about AMERICA

[@sph9564]

another dumbass named kyle

[@jamesking543]

And hippies

[@Model_BT-7274]

Yeah he was a leftist like most black civil rights activists.
Also don't use woke like that. Stay woke is about the black man opening their eyes to the oppression we face from our racist system

[@icewings_intotheclouds]

he was talking about people like you man