Unfortunately, there are still folks in this area who praise and defend the original Black Panthers. So this is not a complete surprise. The average voter either never knew about Weather Underground, or decided to forget about them.
I learned about them in school. In my Civics Class.
Same with Students for a Democratic Society.
Don’t let the patriotic name fool you.
They too were Marxists.
Amen, and I’ll also add that the entire lot are scum.