Julianne Jennings: Strong reaction to campaign for Justice or Else

Since writing “Fight White Supremacists: People of Color Must Unite” on August 27, I have been bombarded by readers with opposing opinions. Many news readers gorge themselves on media messages that fit their pre-existing views, rather than graze on different perspectives. I think it’s imperative that people read substantial works from differing viewpoints; I don’t see how you can arrive at a real conclusion or conviction otherwise. Respondents remain anonymous as I believe that they felt free to express their “true” attitudes about the up and coming Justice Or Else campaign:

Nellie of Arizona writes: "This whole subject is so dangerous—to ALL people—that I wouldn't touch it for anything under the sun. What Farrakhan wants is complete anarchy in the country and blood in the streets. Some have compared Farrakhan’s rants to that of Hitler: It's like listening to Hitler in his hatred for the Jewish people and others in Europe prior to and during the Second World War. Hate breeds hate, violence breeds more violence, destruction only leads to more destruction—whether it is towns or cities or cars or shops or people’s lives. His brand of hate and violence will lead to the destruction of the whole of American society, and could - if left unchecked - lead to the destruction of the country itself."

James from Florida: "He and the others who preach violence and bloodshed have never learned the most precious lesson Abraham Lincoln tried to instill in the people of his day - the charity he wanted for ALL of the people of the country, the total lack of malice he spoke of for those who sought to destroy the country he loved so much." Maybe James doesn’t know that on December 26, 1862, the Great Emancipator, Lincoln, ordered thirty-eight Santee Sioux Indians to be executed, the largest mass execution in American History.