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Why does malcolm x call uncle sam a hypocrite?

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Because the Uncle sam declared themselves as the Land Of Freedom, yet The American living in here is not Free.

He thought that this provide a negative image between residence of this country about the true meaning of freedm
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Malcolm X calls uncle Sam a hypocrite because Uncle Sam declared themselves as the Land of Freedom, but America isn't living free. "Not only is he a crook, he's a hypocrite... Uncle Sam, with the blood of your and my mothers and fathers on his hands, with the blood dripping his jaws LIKE a bloody-jawed wolf....."He thought that this provided a negative image of the residence of this country about the true meaning of freedom. His statement about Uncle Sam is impressive; he tries to claim that Uncle Sam’s hands are dripping with the blood of the African American. He then calls Uncle Sam a hypocrite by how he stands as the leader of freedom yet African American’s are not free.
Uncle Sam is a personification of the US government. Comparing Uncle Sam to a wolf helps the audience to view the government as ruthless and inhuman.

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