tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post6037824763175833604..comments2024-03-28T09:46:42.923-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Facebook boots Farrakhan, but who does he harm? Himself, mostlyNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-73486020614557445412019-05-08T15:06:06.331-05:002019-05-08T15:06:06.331-05:00Facebook can't win. I don't see how they c...Facebook can't win. I don't see how they can ban Jones and other right wing nuts and give Farrakhan a pass.<br /><br />I'm inclined to agree that sensible people discount his "steady patter of anti-Semitic nonsense." But then I'm not Jewish. Might feel differently if he launched an attack on the the Welsh conspiracy to rule the world.<br /><br />Tom Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-4524226978371654492019-05-08T11:10:01.765-05:002019-05-08T11:10:01.765-05:00Nothing in the above suggests I imagine Farrakhan ...Nothing in the above suggests I imagine Farrakhan would not "treat me well in person." I'm sure he'd be polite, even ingratiating. The man, after all, had dinner with Irv Kupcinet, once upon a time. Rather your remarks are your typical raising of a false issue and then knocking it down, which is one reason I tend not to post your remarks. You are not blocked, it's just that being relentlessly negative, mistaken and insulting, I see no reason to disseminate what you consider valuable insights. They're not. I don't encourage trolls here, and if you feel ill-used, you are invited to go away. <br /><br /><br />Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-54117751677349189532019-05-08T08:41:55.203-05:002019-05-08T08:41:55.203-05:00Even when Facebook policy was completely laissez f...Even when Facebook policy was completely laissez faire, right wingers were whimpering that they were being discriminated against, a self proving falsehood, given that it was promulgated on Facebook. Now they have a genuine beef, however unlikely an alliance with Farrakhan may seem. Facebook put itself in a lose/lose position.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-45259277108923691112019-05-08T08:30:41.470-05:002019-05-08T08:30:41.470-05:00Well said, especially about that crook Braun. It&#...Well said, especially about that crook Braun. It's shocking to see some of the scary, right wing fodder on social media and makes me wonder if a Dem. can ever get in as President again. Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757585399827295128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-47398446917630543992019-05-08T07:43:25.989-05:002019-05-08T07:43:25.989-05:00Neil you imagine that mr. Farrakhan would not tre...Neil you imagine that mr. Farrakhan would not treat you well in person? why? Because you are Jewish? White? A reporter writing a negative piece ? I am acquainted with the reverend and know otherwise. His public persona differs from the man you see on camera. I know this can often be the case with people in the public eye. <br /> I believe the reasons behind his rhetoric and vitriol have a root and purpose different from what you suggest. he represents a segment of a group historically down trodden and voiceless. some of what he says is based in fact and can not be completely discounted because his anger leads him to lash out at the wealthy and powerful in ways many find abhorrent . His followers are righteous people striving to improve their station. His organization succeeds in this effort. He speaks to their circumstance and for their benefit. <br /> Your objections to his methods are understandable. but you sir are not a moderate, and while you say you believe everyone should be afforded the opportunity to speak, you demonstrate much like FB, otherwise. <br /> You prefer to only hear the opinions of those with whom you agree and will block people who see things differently from you . <br /> I don't agree with many things he says but I listen and i try to understand in an historical context the part I play in shaping his views and strive to make amends. We all should. At the very least stop contributing to the plight of our African American brethren. <br /> FMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829632906445535928noreply@blogger.com