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Dem candidate caught on camera applauding notorious antisemite's violent rhetoric: 'You break his neck'

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Progressive Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, one of the top Democratic candidates for New Jersey governor, was caught on video applauding and embracing radical Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan as he calls White people "demons" and calls for violence as retribution.

Farrakhan, 91, is a longtime radical antisemite preacher known for making inflammatory statements against Jews, White people and LGBTQ individuals. He has also praised Adolf Hitler as a "great man" and has become one of the most controversial religious figures in the United States due to his derogatory comments about Israel.

The video – taken in 2004 at a Newark church – shows Baraka introducing Farrakhan to the congregation by calling him a major personal inspiration and "the leader of every Black person."

The full speech is viewable on the Nation of Islam website.

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Nation of Islam isn't actually Islam, BTW. Most of their theology sounds alot like Scientology-style space opera. Malcom X himself realized this after he began seriously studying Islam independently: racialized contempt isn't compatible with Islamic teachings about the unity of the human race.
 
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