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Jermaine Jackson says that Muslims are "the new Negroes in America."
"Negroes"? I suppose Mr. Jackson means to evoke the bad old days of segregation and discrimination. But in the absence of "NO MUSLIMS SERVED" signs at lunch counters, or Muslims having to go to the back of the bus, or Muslims-only water fountains, or Muslim children being escorted to school by federal marshals, pardon me if I think his assertion is a bit, well, hysterical.
And what is behind this statement? "I do not agree with the U.S. government. What they are saying about Muslims and Arabs is all propaganda and brainwashing." What has the U.S. government been saying about Muslims and Arabs except that Islam is a religion of peace? This just shows that that kind of pandering is useless, because the people to whom the pandering is supposed to appeal aren't going to be satisfied anyway.
MANAMA, Bahrain (Reuters) - Pop star Michael Jackson's brother, Jermaine, in the Gulf to promote understanding between Muslims and his fellow Americans, said Tuesday that Muslims are "the new Negroes in America."Jermaine, a convert to Islam and dressed in white Arab garb, has been speaking about Islam and U.S. "adventures" in Iraq to enthusiastic audiences at Koranic centers and universities in the Gulf Arab state of Bahrain.
"I think Muslims have become the new Negroes in America. They are being mistreated at airports, by the Immigration -- everywhere," he said.
Jermaine, also a singer, told Reuters in an interview: "I do not agree with the U.S. government. What they are saying about Muslims and Arabs is all propaganda and brainwashing."
"I don't think it is right for us to go to someone else's country and tell them what to do and how to do it," said Jermaine, who is a guest of the royal court in the pro-Western kingdom, which hosts the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet.
He disapproved of Muslim extremism, which has been on the rise in the wake of the U.S. occupation of Iraq last year.
"I understand their feelings but do not approve of their methods. Islam is a religion of peace. They are wrong," he said.
What a twat.
All one has to remember is what family this one comes from, and all light necessary will be shed.
one word, traitor
I would like this village idiot to go to the Sudan and see what the IOP has done to millions of blacks, like himself. Is he aware that in Islam if you're Arab you're right and if you're black stay back?
Watson's pegged this one dead-on.
Jermaine is remarkably stupid.
Using sedition laws, it would be appropriate that when idiots like this attempted to return to the U.S. that customs/immigration officials could/would either deny their reentry, or throw them in a holding cell without representation for 180 days.
What's up with that rug? Images of people are forbidden in Islam.
Jermaine, you need to submit yourself to a lashing for penance.
Nothing that anyone in that family says or might ever say can be taken seriously. The only thing Islam might find of use from them are their bank accounts.
This clown should not be permitted reentry in the US.
If it is so bad for muslims in the US,and if you are a muslim convert,go to one of the muslim countries and stay there.
And he should take all of the lunatics in his family,to keep him company.
As a muslim visitor to States, i can understand the ' negroes'' feeling of being discrimated.I personally experienced the double standard applied to those of covered muslims.Maybe the whitey should contemplate on Jackson's point that muslims are treated rather unfairly.