Comments on: Farrakhan’s Savior’s Day Speech http://blacksmythe.com/blog/2007/02/24/farrakhans-saviors-day-speech/ Intellectual discussions on pressing issues Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:31:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: kenneth http://blacksmythe.com/blog/2007/02/24/farrakhans-saviors-day-speech/#comment-5575 kenneth Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:18:04 +0000 http://blacksmythe.com/blog/2007/02/24/farrakhans-saviors-day-speech/#comment-5575 For all that can handle truth I,strongly suggest that you hear this Brother,but be carefull,most can not handle the truth as for myself you may find some truth and wish you hadn't good luck Dr.Ray Haggins is his name Pastor of The Afrikan Villiage in St.Louis Mo For all that can handle truth I,strongly suggest that you hear this Brother,but be carefull,most can not handle the truth as for myself you may find some truth and wish you hadn’t good luck Dr.Ray Haggins is his name Pastor of The Afrikan Villiage in St.Louis Mo

]]> By: Dumi http://blacksmythe.com/blog/2007/02/24/farrakhans-saviors-day-speech/#comment-803 Dumi Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:50:40 +0000 http://blacksmythe.com/blog/2007/02/24/farrakhans-saviors-day-speech/#comment-803 I think the divorcing has to come when you look at his stances as an individual. Realizing whole-heartedly that he's a leader of an org, but also an individual. I was wondering if he held view or ideologies that were more an issue than his org's lack of democratic practice. Charismatic leadership is not dead and likely will never die in the Black community (or for that matter in any community, heck Weber was writing about this eons ago) but maybe it may mean we as a people bound the influence/power that these leaders have. ? I think the divorcing has to come when you look at his stances as an individual. Realizing whole-heartedly that he’s a leader of an org, but also an individual. I was wondering if he held view or ideologies that were more an issue than his org’s lack of democratic practice. Charismatic leadership is not dead and likely will never die in the Black community (or for that matter in any community, heck Weber was writing about this eons ago) but maybe it may mean we as a people bound the influence/power that these leaders have. ?

]]> By: Lester Spence http://blacksmythe.com/blog/2007/02/24/farrakhans-saviors-day-speech/#comment-793 Lester Spence Sat, 03 Mar 2007 14:30:26 +0000 http://blacksmythe.com/blog/2007/02/24/farrakhans-saviors-day-speech/#comment-793 dumi how can you divorce--in this case--the individual from the institution? my critiques of the NOI would be no different if it were elijah running it. in some ways it'd be "worse", because elijah muhammad's NOI wanted little to nothing to do with politics. and i think black people understand the transformative aspects of min. farrakhan's leadership well enough. i am suggesting though that while there MAY BE a role for such charismatic leadership within the framework of a religion, there should not be that big of a role for such leadership within the framework of politics and social movements. dumi how can you divorce–in this case–the individual from the institution? my critiques of the NOI would be no different if it were elijah running it. in some ways it’d be “worse”, because elijah muhammad’s NOI wanted little to nothing to do with politics.

and i think black people understand the transformative aspects of min. farrakhan’s leadership well enough. i am suggesting though that while there MAY BE a role for such charismatic leadership within the framework of a religion, there should not be that big of a role for such leadership within the framework of politics and social movements.

]]> By: noni http://blacksmythe.com/blog/2007/02/24/farrakhans-saviors-day-speech/#comment-791 noni Sat, 03 Mar 2007 10:33:42 +0000 http://blacksmythe.com/blog/2007/02/24/farrakhans-saviors-day-speech/#comment-791 Very few people truly understand Farrakhan. He took the torch to lead his people out of darkness through the power of speech. He is much more than a mouth. I have personally witnessed the power of Islam to give dignity and respect to people who have been denied the most basic forms of respect. I wished I could have been in Detroit to attend his speech. Very few people truly understand Farrakhan. He took the torch to lead his people out of darkness through the power of speech. He is much more than a mouth. I have personally witnessed the power of Islam to give dignity and respect to people who have been denied the most basic forms of respect. I wished I could have been in Detroit to attend his speech.

]]> By: Dumi http://blacksmythe.com/blog/2007/02/24/farrakhans-saviors-day-speech/#comment-757 Dumi Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:37:57 +0000 http://blacksmythe.com/blog/2007/02/24/farrakhans-saviors-day-speech/#comment-757 I wanted to make it down to the D for the speech but the weather wasn't good. But I do wonder, aren't your critiques of Farrakhan more of the structure of NOI and less of him? I don't think the nation was anymore transparent under Elijah Muhammad, nor in the unclear time after his passing. Can there be a distinction made between his institutional leadership and Farrakhan as a public figure? I wanted to make it down to the D for the speech but the weather wasn’t good. But I do wonder, aren’t your critiques of Farrakhan more of the structure of NOI and less of him? I don’t think the nation was anymore transparent under Elijah Muhammad, nor in the unclear time after his passing. Can there be a distinction made between his institutional leadership and Farrakhan as a public figure?

]]> By: tootsie http://blacksmythe.com/blog/2007/02/24/farrakhans-saviors-day-speech/#comment-740 tootsie Sun, 25 Feb 2007 18:39:30 +0000 http://blacksmythe.com/blog/2007/02/24/farrakhans-saviors-day-speech/#comment-740 A sidebar to the Minister speech in Detroit,the FOI played and active part in Mayor Kilpatrick successfull re election,they came in from Chicago to work the streets . A sidebar to the Minister speech in Detroit,the FOI played and active part in Mayor Kilpatrick successfull re election,they came in from Chicago to work the streets .

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