 Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan has told his followers that President Bush's efforts to bring democracy to the Middle East represent "the rule of the devil."
| Really, it's a Jewish plot, but I guess that's the same thing... |
"What is going on in the world is a battle between 'theocracy' and 'democracy,'" Farrakhan said, in a transcript of a December speech in Newark, NJ posted last week to the NOI web site. "The enemy is plotting, through democracy, to make the whole world submit to so-called democratic values," he claimed, "so that the demons of the West can rule all the darker peoples of the world under 'democracy.'"
| Y'see, "democracy" is rule of the people, by the people, presumably for the people. "Theocracy" is rule of the people, by holy men, for holy men. The advantages of theocracy are obvious. Especially if you're a holy man... |
"'Democracy' is 'the rule of the people,'" the NOI leader explained. "But what kind of people? It's the very opposite of theocracy. It's the rule of a devil."
Farrakhan said ill-conceived attempts to foist democracy on Middle Eastern peoples explain why the insurgency in Iraq has proved so resilient. "That's why when you see Muslims in Iraq fire a rocket and it destroys an American tank, they cry out, 'Allah-u-Akbar! God is great!'" he told the Newark crowd.
| That's what they say instead of "Holy shit!" It's a cultural thing... |
"I do not mind accepting the rulership of intelligent White people if they're intelligent enough to rule," Farrakhan said. "But this madness that's going on in Washington, I cannot let that rule me. I cannot let that determine the future of a people who are hungering to breathe free."
| I tend to agree, since they haven't been intelligent enough to hunt down Minister Farakhan and kill him. |
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