Sunday, February 18, 2007

Are Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam REALLY "Anti-Semitic"?

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful...the Best Knower.

Ever since 1984, when the Hon. Louis Farrakhan came to the defense of Rev. Jesse Jackson as he was being politically attacked by members of the Jewish Community, the term "anti-semite" has been attached to the Hon. Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam.

Is this an accurate description?

In order to get at the ROOT of what an "anti-Semite" is, we must look at the meanings of the words...

anti-
a prefix meaning “against,” “opposite of,” used in the formation of compound words (anticline); used freely in combination with elements of any origin (antibody; antifreeze; antiknock; antilepton).

Semite
1. a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
2. A member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Near East and northern Africa, including the Arabs, Arameans, Babylonians, Carthaginians, Ethiopians, Hebrews, and Phoenicians.
3. a member of any of the peoples descended from Shem, the eldest son of Noah.

I have been following the Hon. Louis Farrakhan since 1989, and I have never once heard him say, or heard of him doing, ANYTHING that is against the Semitic peoples of the Earth. However, I have heard him, on many occasions, speak against the evil that people do, REGARDLESS of their race, or creed, or color.

Is Minister Farrakhan "anti-black" for criticizing black people for the evils they/we commit?
Is Minister Farrakhan "anti-muslim" for criticizing Muslims for the evils they commit?
Are those who call themselves Jews above criticism?

Are those who call themselves Jews even "Semites" at all?

Could it be that those Jews who label Minister Farrakhan "anti-semitic" are actually the REAL "anti-semites"?

Something to think about.

RM

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