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From: berman@ihuxm.UUCP (berman)
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Subject: Jackson, Cramer, JDL and the Klan
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Date: Wed, 7-Mar-84 09:43:39 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar  7 09:43:39 1984
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Sam Cramer compares Jackson's gaffe with the anti-semitism of the KKK!
Oh how righteous we can be when a leader of the Black Communitity
makes a slip!
Jackson has been going to synagogues of late, apologizing, asking
for forgiveness, pledging never to use insensitive racial references
again.   While not the most regular of attendees, I just haven't
seen any Klansmen doing likewise.

Yes the remark was stupid. Yes it was insensitive. Yes it was disappointing.
And yes it reflects the tension that has grown in recent years between
the Black and Jewish communities in this country.
That tension, in itself, is a shame. As Jackson has pointed out,
tension between two peoples who have suffered discrimination in
American society serves neither.

But to see the event as anything else than a media event, a chance for
the establishment to jump on movement that was gaining a wide range
of support is an error.  Jackson's candidacy has long been under attack
by the neo-fascist JDL for "anti-semitism." One should look
carefully before joining that bandwagon.

Andy Berman