Word: farrakhan
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Farrakhan's Fury
Jesse Jackson has committed a grave error in not dissociating himself from Louis Farrakhan [NATION, April 16]. With his foolish threats and racist rhetoric, Farrakhan and his group, the Nation of Islam, are bad company for a presidential candidate. Jackson will have a hard time convincing voters that he stands for equality and an end to racial misunderstanding...
...Black person or organization to tie positive dialogue with Jews to the state of Israel's relations with South Africa is both antisemitic and shortsighted. Surely Blacks themselves have a lot to gain from good relations with American Jews. It is unfortunate that those such as Jesse Jackson, Louis Farrakhan and the authors of this letter have chosen to poison Black-Jewish relations instead of attempting to improve them...
...separatist tendencies of this letter are truly appalling. They state, "We condemn as racist any white who would dare judge the decisions of Blacks regarding the inclusion or ostracism of anyone from our community." First, I am hopeful that a decision taken by Louis Farrakhan does not represent the vast majority of American Blacks, especially in light of his most hateful statement to date, calling Adolf Hitler a "great man." Secondly, it is certainly the right and even the obligation of any American to comment on wrongful actions towards any other American, such as the ostracism of Milton Coleman...
...have won in Chicago if not for the Jewish support he received (running against a Jewish candidate). Yet, Jackson chose instead to lower the level by making racial slurs and then attempting to cover them up, and by refusing to turn his back on the likes of Mr. Farrakhan, lets no small wonder that many liberal voters find it extremely difficult to support Jackson, despite his assuredly liberal stance on all of the issues in this campaign. The one point on which I do agree with the authors of this letter is that Jackson really has no intention of drumming...