You are confusing the power in numbers by going to the United Nations (which is what I ALREADY stated was what Malcolm was talking about in using the black man's political power) with voting in an ELECTION. He went out his WAY explaining how voting is ineffective and not for black people. He was speaking about unifying African nations as well with other nations to confront the United States GOVERNMENT as a WHOLE at the U.N. and explained then-current events as examples of how The United States was put in check by other nations due to their strength in numbers.
This is in his words was stating.... it's more than voting in an election:
Not to mention when he talking about "the ballot" he was talking about demanding freedom... he, in fact, explicit said that. And he was talking about NATIONS coming together to confront the United States... not a general election.
In fact, this is also what he stated:
He even proclaimed that the black man is faced in a government conspiracy to hold us back. Even stated and I quote, "This so-called democracy has failed the Negro!"
There's nothing in that entire passage that suggest he's telling black people to get out there and VOTE. He was un-apologetically AGAINST the American democratic process!
Lastly, you again took the what he's talking about out of context. As I stated before, the "ballot" he speaking of is FREEDOM... again he outright stated that. He is demanding freedom from oppression of black people. And if freedom is not on the ballot then we can go to war.
How you assume he trusts this government and advocating for voting within this white controlled government when his philosophy as stated in The Ballot and The Bullet was this?
To conclude, Malcolm X entire speech was about embracing BLACK NATIONALISM and using the collective power of Africans to push back oppression and human rights violations that this country was and still is doing towards black people. It was NOT about going out to vote. He went out his way explaining how USELESS our vote in this political system is. Again, I ask you, what kind of logic of him advocating people to VOTE when there's no BALLOT for them to vote for? So how in the world KAEPERNICK is a hypocrite for not voting because he doesn't care or trust this democratic system when the ENTIRE SPEECH by Malcolm X was SIMPLY about why the democratic system should not be trusted???