An idea of why he inspired so many can be gotten from this part of his
appearance on Irish television, in which he discusses the Attica rebellion
That he does not fail to note Ireland's history as a British colony also
gives a sense of his grasp of imperialism. He is after all the man who said
loudly, "No Vietcong ever called me n___r!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhGX8f7vEqc