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daredtowork

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18. Farrakhan goes so far back

Tue Aug 11, 2015, 07:54 AM

Aug 2015

He could well be one of the sources. All I know is it seems to be a rather common phrase, and we shouldn't be attributing it as a random insult dealt out by these two women. If people are serious about calling out anti-semitism in the *Black Lives Matter* movement, and I suspect it goes deep down into Academic Ethnic Studies, then they need to lay this problem at the right door.

I have a feeling pointing and saying "Anti-semites!" at BLM will go over just about as well as BLM members pointing and calling out, "White Liberal Supremacists!" (There was also "Screaming White Racists" apparently) to the Seattle crowd. You need a hefty side of documentation with that.

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Anyone calling a Jewish man with ancestors who endured the Holocaust a white supremacist... [View all] phleshdef Aug 2015 OP

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EXACTLY Facility Inspector Aug 2015 #45

Well their protest did seem to focus more attention on the issue. DemocraticWing Aug 2015 #2

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And anyone still posting "kneejerk reaction" posts a day later daredtowork Aug 2015 #3

Maybe it's best not to assume that you know anything about people you do not know. sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #6

You are profoundly wrong on this daredtowork Aug 2015 #8

I'm sorry, but you are very wrong about this. I KNOW many of the people who are part sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #9

There's a great spectrum of people involved in the Black Lives Matter Movement daredtowork Aug 2015 #11

I do understand your point .... TheFarS1de Aug 2015 #10

This is why it needs to be UNDERSTOOD daredtowork Aug 2015 #12

both the women prominent in the Seattle action are currently affiliated with cali Aug 2015 #15

Farrakhan goes so far back daredtowork Aug 2015 #18

I am not indicting BLM. I am directing my comments at Mara and Melissa cali Aug 2015 #23

Another possibility is daredtowork Aug 2015 #44

I think conflating a movement and a person is an error. NutmegYankee Aug 2015 #25

IMHO it's And not Or daredtowork Aug 2015 #43

So "calling out ANTI-SEMITISM" is "White Fragility". NutmegYankee Aug 2015 #16

arg and/or sigh daredtowork Aug 2015 #17

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I've been one who has been saying it was Hillary-sponsored daredtowork Aug 2015 #21

I listened. I think she's confused and narcissistic and in the grips of religious delusions. cali Aug 2015 #24

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True daredtowork Aug 2015 #41

Especially if they are a Louis Farrakhan apologist. nt m-lekktor Aug 2015 #4

Totally agree. BeanMusical Aug 2015 #5

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no it did not confirm what was being accused JI7 Aug 2015 #32

I saw it too. Behind the Aegis Aug 2015 #39

not ancestors, his family. grandparents, aunts uncles, etc cali Aug 2015 #14

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NOI tactic. HooptieWagon Aug 2015 #26

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Nation of Islam. HooptieWagon Aug 2015 #30

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