Farrakhan, the Nation of Islam, and the Baltimore Riots

From Salon:

Farrakhan is back. He’s fostered relationships with a number of premier rappers, and seeing something of a power vacuum in black leadership, the controversial cleric is moving in to align a more radical approach to racism. He’s rallying black Americans to be ready for an eventual eruption in the face of police violence in communities of color.  

“You’ve got to prepare your people for what is coming down!” he screams as he recounts the uprising in Ferguson, Missouri, and what he sees as the failure of black leaders to appropriately respond–to actually change a system under which virtually every black man feels threatened. He indicts Obama and former Attorney General Eric Holder, as well as inveterate civil rights activist Jesse Jackson. Black preachers are called out for being “pacifiers for the white man’s tyranny.” 

Farrakhan’s Nation of Islam was credited by protesters on the ground in Baltimore withestablishing a gang truce in the city to unify black Baltimore against the police. The NOI and its well-dressed Fruit of Islam were on the ground in Ferguson, as well, in aleadership role. 

“This is a new generation and they don’t want to hear your compromising talk!” he screams. What they do want to hear, though, is rap music. Rappers are listened to. Kanye West and Jay Z are listened to. Killer Mike is listened to — he even attended the 2015 White House Correspondents Dinner and was ushered about by none other than Arianna Huffington. Jeezy speaks to a different audience than Mike, even, and so on through the growing list of rappers Farrakhan has met with in recent months. 

Speaking at an Atlanta banquet for music and media figures, Farrakhan and Killer Mikeshared an emotional exchange in which Farrakhan implored Mike and other rappers to speak truth to power and to use the mic for dissent. “It’s getting to the point that it’s throw-down time,” he warns, “and you are the one to wake your people up and unite them.” 

A particularly contentious period of disagreement coincides with the twilight of President Obama’s tenure and the recent emergence of a robust national discourse about police violence against black Americans, structural racism in general, and white privilege.  

The recent high-profile beef between professors Michael Eric Dyson and Cornel West exposed a rift in the black academy. Dr. West, Tavis Smiley and others parted ways with President Obama fairly early and now criticize the first black president in no uncertain terms. Killer Mike is similarly skeptical of Obama. (Jay Z, on the other hand,  remains in support of the president.) 

A radical contingent is emerging, and it appears that Minister Farrakhan is looking to lead a youthful rebellion against what he sees as a dangerously conservative footing. 

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See FLASHBACK 1972:…..Police Officer Executed in NY Mosque at Logan's Warning. Note the involvement of Louis Farrakhan and Charlie Rangel.

PERHAPS, OBAMA WAS GROOMED TO ACHIEVE THE BAATHIFICATION OF THE DEMOCRAT PARY

From Reliapundit at the Astute Bloggers:


[FILE THIS ONE UNDER HYPOTHETICAL SCENARIOS AND EDGY NEAR-CONSPIRACY THEORIES.]

THE BAATH PARTY IS THE PAN-ARAB/MUSLIM SOCIALIST PARTY OF THE LATE SADDAM AND ASSAD.

AND IT IS COMPATIBLE WITH AL QAEDA AND CAIR.IS OBAMA TURNING THE DEMOCRAT PARTY INTO AN "AMERICAN BAATH PARTY"?MAYBE.

AND MAYBE THAT'S BEEN THE PLAN ALL ALONG.HERE'S THE BASIS FOR THIS HYPOTHESIS:

FRANK DAVIS (B&W PHOTO AT RIGHT) WAS A CHICAGO COMMUNIST & COMMUNITY ORGANIZER - AND OBAMA'S MENTOR, ACCORDING TO OBAMA.

THIS CONNECTION IS THE ONLY ONE WHICH EXPLAINS WHY THE KENYAN/INDONESIAN/HAWAIIAN OBAMA WENT TO CHICAGO.
IOW: DAVIS WAS WHO SENT OBAMA TO CHICAGO.

OBAMA WENT THERE TO WORK FOR THE SOCIALIST ALINSKY'S MAJOR FOLLOWER. KELLMAN. KELLMAN TUTORED OBAMA IN SOCIALISM AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING.

ANOTHER INTERESTING THING ABOUT CHICAGO IS THAT IT IS THE HOME OF THE BLACK MUSLIM MOVEMENT AND LOUIS FARRAKHAN.

FARRAKHAN HAS ALL BUT ENDORSED OBAMA AND CALLED HIM THE MESSIAH:

• FARRAKHAN IS PERHAPS THE ONLY THING THAT CAN CONNECT OBAMA TO AL MANSOUR.
  
• AND ALSO CONNECT OBAMA AND AL MANSOUR TO SUTTON - THE FORMER MANHATTAN BOROUGH PRESIDENT WHO WROTE A RECOMMENDATION LETTER FOR OBAMA TO HARVARD LAW SCHOOL.
  
• MANSOUR IS A BLACK MUSLIM FROM TEXAS.
  HOW ELSE WOULD HE KNOW ABOUT OBAMA - EXCEPT IF OBAMA WAS A MUSLIM OR AM ACOLYTE OF FARRAKHAN?
  
• YES YES YES: WE KNOW THAT OBAMA SAYS HE BECAME A CHRISTIAN UNDER JEREMIAH WRIGHT.
  
• BUT WRIGHT HIMSELF IS A FORMER MUSLIM AND HIS CHURCH PREACHES "BLACK LIBERATION THEOLOGY" - WHICH HAS MORE IN COMMON WITH FARRAKHAN THAN JESUS.
  
• WRIGHT AND FARRAKHAN ARE VERY GOOD FRIENDS.
  
• AND OBAMA KNOWS FARRAKHAN AND WAS INVOLVED IN FARRAKHAN'S "MILLION MAN MARCH." THE NEXUS IS REAL.
• HOW DOES SUTTON COME IN? SIMPLE: PERCY SUTTON WAS THE LAWYER FOR MALCOLM X. MALCOLM X WAS A CHARISMATIC BLACK MUSLIM - ONE (LIKE OBAMA) CLOSER TO ALINSKY THAN FARRAKAHN. (MORE ON THIS HERE. REMEMBER: OBAMA HAS PLAGIARIZED FROM MALCOLM X ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.)
• OBAMA CERTAINLY SEEMS TO PERSONIFY OR EMBODY THE CONNECTION OF CHICAGO SOCIALISTS AND CHICAGO BLACK MUSLIMS.
  
• PERHAPS THIS WAS THEIR PLAN AND HE IS THEIR MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE?
  
• PERHAPS THEY HAVE TAKEN OVER THE DEMOCRAT PARTY TO TRANSFORM IT INTO THE AMERICAN BAATHIST PARTY?
  
• YEAH, YEAH, YEAH: IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE. BUT IT ADDS UP. IN FACT, IT'S THE SIMPLEST EXPLANATION.
  
• NOTHING ELSE EXPLAINS WHY MANSOUR WOULD ASK SUTTON FOR HELP AND GET IT.

NOTHING ELSE EXPLAINS WHY OBAMA WOULD WANT TO GO TO CHICAGO. AND BE SO SO SO SO CONNECTED ONCE HE GETS THERE.

HERE'S THE SCARY PART: IT JUST MIGHT PASS OCCAM'S TEST.

THINK IT'S TOO WACKY!?!?

THEN PLEASE, EXPLAIN TO ME WHY A BLACK MUSLIM FROM TEXAS (MANSOUR) WAS SEEKING HELP FROM SUTTON OF MAHATTAN FOR A HALF-WHITE CHRISTIAN/(ATHIEIST ?) FROM HAWAII/(INDONESIA) WHO WAS LIVING IN CHICAGO!?!?!?!?!?!

ASIDE: HERE'S A COGENT MUST READ ON THE ALINSKY-OBAMA NEXUS.