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Date Posted: 18:29:12 12/10/02 Tue
Author: jp
Subject: Re: Amiri Baraka and the great Jewish debate
In reply to: colin hovde 's message, "Re: Amiri Baraka and the great Jewish debate" on 14:11:57 12/02/02 Mon

Hi Colin,

>You are entitled to your opinion,

I would hope that would go without saying.

> but do you really
>think that he was saying that there was one evil in
>the world. I take his poem as a wake-up call to the
>way we as humans are treating ourselves, not as a
>pointing of the finger. He points the finger at
>everyone. I do not think that the poem is un america
>either, which some people believe. I think that he is
>honestly looking at history and saying who.
>
>and i think that the answer is us. everyone.

Not to speak for JLW, but yes, I really think he was saying that there is one great evil in the world. I don't think he actually believes that. I think he was saying it in order to gain notoriety. But whether I'm wrong or right on that point, the poem accuses the great "WHO" of warning Sharon to stay away from New York, saving Israelis from the World Trade Center attack, and, most blatantly, looking like Jesus.

"Everyone" doesn't fit the description. Only an international Zionist conspiracy could pull off the things Baraka accuses "WHO" of doing. Whether or not Baraka believes in such a conspiracy, he surely wants us to.

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Replies:

Re: Amiri Baraka and the great Jewish debate -- JLW, 20:14:23 12/10/02 Tue
- Re: Amiri Baraka and the great Jewish debate -- jp, 23:22:17 12/10/02 Tue
  - Re: Amiri Baraka and the great Jewish debate -- The Concubine of Satan, 11:02:19 12/11/02 Wed
    - Re: Amiri Baraka and the great Jewish debate -- jp, 16:55:40 12/11/02 Wed
      - Re: Amiri Baraka and the great Jewish debate -- The Concubine of Satan, 17:12:59 12/11/02 Wed
        Re: Amiri Baraka and the great Jewish debate -- jp, 18:28:36 12/11/02 Wed
        Re: Amiri Baraka and the great Jewish debate -- jp, 11:42:57 12/17/02 Tue
        Re: Amiri Baraka and the great Jewish debate -- jayro, 18:45:08 01/03/03 Fri
        Re: Amiri Baraka and the great Jewish debate -- jp, 19:41:39 01/04/03 Sat
        Re: Amiri Baraka and the great Jewish debate -- madd, 13:23:13 07/27/03 Sun
    - Re: Amiri Baraka and the great Jewish debate -- JLW, 12:28:26 12/12/02 Thu
  - Re: Amiri Baraka and the great Jewish debate -- Jude, 21:07:17 03/05/03 Wed
    - Re: Amiri Baraka and the great Jewish debate -- jp, 11:35:09 03/19/03 Wed