The Anti-Defamation League Is a Hypocritical Organization as Fareed Zakaria point out so well.
The ADL’s mission statement says it seeks “to put an end forever to unjust and unfair discrimination against and ridicule of any sect or body of citizens.” But Abraham Foxman, the head of the ADL, explained that we must all respect the feelings of the 9/11 families, even if they are prejudiced feelings. “Their anguish entitles them to positions that others would categorize as irrational or bigoted,” he said. First, the 9/11 families have mixed views on this mosque. There were, after all, dozens of Muslims killed at the World Trade Center. Do their feelings count? But more important, does Foxman believe that bigotry is OK if people think they’re victims? Does the anguish of Palestinians, then, entitle them to be anti-Semitic?
Five years ago, the ADL honored me with its Hubert H. Humphrey First Amendment Freedoms Prize. I was thrilled to get the award from an organization that I had long admired. But I cannot in good conscience keep it anymore. I have returned both the handsome plaque and the $10,000 honorarium that came with it. I urge the ADL to reverse its decision. Admitting an error is a small price to pay to regain a reputation.
The ADL should be ashamed of the position they’ve chosen and Mr. Foxman should be neither stunned nor speechless.
- Good for you, Mr. Zakaria. Let’s see if others will follow your lead.
PEACE
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Earl Ofari Hutchinson Blames Imigrants for Black Society’s ills / Unemployment
Earl Ofari Hutchinson didn’t think Latinos would vote for Obama because of the color of his skin.. yet they did and now he think its the immigrants fault that blacks don’t have jobs. whats his problem with Latinos?
is it the fault of immigrants that they have such a good work ethic? they get first pick because they are more then willing to take any job without complaining about long hours. but that is the same about any immigrant regardless of color of his skin . its very simple folks , immigrants are here for the opportunities of this country and that is something that citizens take for granted.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson has a long history of targeting Latinos and immigrants as the reason for the high black unemployment numbers., so maybe i should not be surprised.