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Anonymous wrote:Eh. he's been on WPFW, and on NPR, and writes decent poems. Too bad he worked for NOI at one point, but its not like they are making him head of police or anything - just a meaningless resolution of "recognition". No evidence I see that he said anything homophobic or antisemitic.

I have bigger fish to fry.

Eh, and after all....it's only an anti-Semite, so no biggie. Now if some Republican council in Flyover USA honored a racist, this board would be all a'flutter.

Doubtful something from Flyover USA would garner much interest in the Metropolitan DC Local Politics forum but nonetheless, if it’s more outrage you want then I’m sure you can find another local social media platform where there are dozens of people chiming in all aflutter about this event.
Why is it so crucial for you that people on DCUM in particular be up in arms?

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Anonymous wrote:Eh. he's been on WPFW, and on NPR, and writes decent poems. Too bad he worked for NOI at one point, but its not like they are making him head of police or anything - just a meaningless resolution of "recognition". No evidence I see that he said anything homophobic or antisemitic.

I have bigger fish to fry.

Eh, and after all....it's only an anti-Semite, so no biggie. Now if some Republican council in Flyover USA honored a racist, this board would be all a'flutter.

The Governor of Tennessee recently honored the founder of the KKK. Can you point me to the flutter that occurred here?

Anonymous wrote:Eh. he's been on WPFW, and on NPR, and writes decent poems. Too bad he worked for NOI at one point, but its not like they are making him head of police or anything - just a meaningless resolution of "recognition". No evidence I see that he said anything homophobic or antisemitic.

I have bigger fish to fry.

Eh, and after all....it's only an anti-Semite, so no biggie. Now if some Republican council in Flyover USA honored a racist, this board would be all a'flutter.

Brianne Nadeau didn’t object?

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like either they didn't know or didn't care about his work for the NOI because they didn't mention it seeing how it never spilled over into his influence on DC music culture which is what they were honoring him for.

you can google his name and easily find it. He’s also he photographer who took the Obama Farrakhan photo who suppressed it at tye requesr of the CBC. I’ve listened to WPFW before and I’ve heard them have virulent antisemites on like Christopher Bollyn

I guess they didn't care then.

and that’s why I’m
Pointing out they honored an antisemite . The claim to oppose bigotry yet honor a bigot

I feel you hypocrisy is does make my skin crawl but truth be told I'm more perturbed by the bigots IN government than the bigots the government bestows honors to.
Nonetheless, my condolences.

Government officials who honor a bigot are sanctioning bigotry, and are therefore bigots themselves. Just because they're willing to honor an anti-Semite doesn't make it any more acceptable than if some government entity honored a racist.

he’s a huge racist too. Don’t forget the NOI’s main goal is apartheid. Farrakhan supporters are racists besides antisemites

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like either they didn't know or didn't care about his work for the NOI because they didn't mention it seeing how it never spilled over into his influence on DC music culture which is what they were honoring him for.

you can google his name and easily find it. He’s also he photographer who took the Obama Farrakhan photo who suppressed it at tye requesr of the CBC. I’ve listened to WPFW before and I’ve heard them have virulent antisemites on like Christopher Bollyn

I guess they didn't care then.

and that’s why I’m
Pointing out they honored an antisemite . The claim to oppose bigotry yet honor a bigot

I feel you hypocrisy is does make my skin crawl but truth be told I'm more perturbed by the bigots IN government than the bigots the government bestows honors to.
Nonetheless, my condolences.

Government officials who honor a bigot are sanctioning bigotry, and are therefore bigots themselves. Just because they're willing to honor an anti-Semite doesn't make it any more acceptable than if some government entity honored a racist.

Condolences

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like either they didn't know or didn't care about his work for the NOI because they didn't mention it seeing how it never spilled over into his influence on DC music culture which is what they were honoring him for.

you can google his name and easily find it. He’s also he photographer who took the Obama Farrakhan photo who suppressed it at tye requesr of the CBC. I’ve listened to WPFW before and I’ve heard them have virulent antisemites on like Christopher Bollyn

I guess they didn't care then.

and that’s why I’m
Pointing out they honored an antisemite . The claim to oppose bigotry yet honor a bigot

I feel you hypocrisy is does make my skin crawl but truth be told I'm more perturbed by the bigots IN government than the bigots the government bestows honors to.
Nonetheless, my condolences.

Government officials who honor a bigot are sanctioning bigotry, and are therefore bigots themselves. Just because they're willing to honor an anti-Semite doesn't make it any more acceptable than if some government entity honored a racist.