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[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. Where's the horrible racism in that article?

I read the whole thing, and didn't find it.

[AverageJoe90]

31. It's between the lines. nt

[Enrique]

2. without commenting on the Farrakhan article

or on Farrakhan himself...

I think calling the article racist and comparing him to Nugent is a kind of trick.

[AverageJoe90]

11. I'd have to disagree with that, TBH. He's actually worse than n00bg3nt.....

And I have a *strong* disdain for the failed rocker, btw.

[Gman]

14. It's no more racist than an article on Ted Nugent

Or the ravings of any other white supremacist. The topic Farakhan speaks about IS race. That does not make the article racist either.

[shenmue]

3. Idiot

[msongs]

4. maybe his fund raising it low these days and he needs a cash infusion nt

[JaneyVee]

5. Moron.

[Gman]

6. Lunatics are not confined to the right wing

The left has some too. Albeit no where near as many

[Orsino]

7. Nor is Farrakhan.

Even a glance at Wikipedia shows him echoing wingnuttery. I don't think he can be fairly used as an example of Both Sides Do It.

[m-lekktor]

9. you think Farrahkan is a left winger?

wow i have never heard THAT before.

[HuckleB]

13. +1

[hifiguy]

8. Another publicity-seeking jackass

who will say literally anything if he things the cameras will get pointed at him.

[AverageJoe90]

10. Racists definitely aren't exclusively a problem with white folks, that's for damn sure.

"Power dynamics" theories be damned. Farrakhan is a *majorly* bigoted asshole(sure, there may not be all that much *overt* racism in that article, but look between the lines, folks!).....not to mention quite nutty. I mean, where does his evidence of Ebola being created by this sinister white conspiracy come from? Is there any evidence at all?

[Marrah_G]

12. Wow- I thought he was smarter then this

That is some grade A ignorance about both Ebola and AIDS.

[SidDithers]

15. I'm trying to figure out the purpose of this thread...

which is obviously a copycat of the one calling out Nugent, and is for some reason comparing the number of twitter followers each has. It's almost like you're trying to minimize Nugent's dumbassery by saying 'Look. This black guy is racist too, and he's much more popular than Nugent'.

Strange.

Sid

[arcane1]

19. I think it's tying him to libruls for some reason, so that Both Side Are The Same(tm)

How dare we pick on Ted when there are other nutty things being said by other people!11

[SidDithers]

20. Ok, good. So I'm not the only one getting a hinky feeling here...

Sid

[tazkcmo]

27. I'm feeling pretty hinky. n/t

[gollygee]

21. +1

[pinboy3niner]

22. Well-Sid! :)

[SidDithers]

24. I see what you did there...

Sid

[1StrongBlackMan]

26. Bingo ...

It's almost like you're trying to minimize Nugent's dumbassery by saying 'Look. This black guy is racist BIGOTTED too, and he's much more popular than Nugent'.

Edited to correct misusage of term.

Bu you've hit the nail on the "But they do it too" head.

[alcibiades_mystery]

16. Welcome to DU

[progressoid]

25. I'll second that...

plus a

[hack89]

17. There is some industrial strength woo and paranoia in that article. nt

[arcane1]

18. Seems quite paranoid, but where is the "horribly racist" Nugent comparison?

Here's a clue: calling white people "racist" is not the same as calling them "sub-human mongrels", just so you know. A lot of people make that mistake. Many do so on purpose.

[AverageJoe90]

30. "A lot of people make that mistake. Many do so on purpose." Here on DU? IDTS, truthfully.

Come on now.(

[NaturalHigh]

23. Farrakhan is still around?

I guess he hasn't gotten any saner through the years.

[Shrike47]

28. It looked to me from the whole column that Farrakhan said this stuff in 2007.

It's crazy talk, but OLD crazy talk.

[DonViejo]

29. You're correct!....

This is a partial transcript of a speech he delivered in Chicago on November 4, 2007. Thanks for pointing that out.