WEB POSTED 11-28-2000

LET'S TALK TURKEY!

There is a much-used expression�"The Silly Season"�which threatens to become obsolete, for the simple reason that the populace is busy finding and/or creating so many ways to indulge in silliness that we are rapidly approaching a time when a "Sensible Season" will be rare. For example, we just came out of the devil-worshiping ritual called "Hallowe�en". As you read this, we will be on the verge of, or will have just completed observation of a heinous celebration called "THANKSGIVING".

What�s that�you always thought "Thanksgiving" was a righteous, religious holiday? Well, let�s just look at the history, as told by the creators of this great day of feasting.

We are taught in the schools that the first Thanksgiving was a celebration of the European founders of this nation�s escape from the cruel dictatorships which existed in their homelands, and their landing on these shores to build a nation upon the foundation of Freedom, Justice and Equality. I don�t think I need to explore that rationale too deeply, since most of the people who will read this column descended from the slaves who were brought here and reduced to a subhuman existence in order to create a Paradise for their masters. Not to mention the fact that, while most pictures of the "First Thanksgiving" show the European newcomers sharing a feast with the original inhabitants of this land, whom they called "Indians", it was not too long, according to their own history books, that these ungrateful Europeans turned upon the tribes who had welcomed them and helped them to become established, and began murdering them�men, women and children�for no cause except greed.

As a Muslim, I am quick to recognize the insult hurled at the Religion of Islam by these wicked creatures. Study it for yourself! They did not have luxury steamships and comfortable airplanes to make their travel more pleasant. The only reason they came this way is that their attempt to go East, into the rich lands of Asia and usurp the land and riches there, was thwarted by the inhabitants of those prosperous lands, most of whom were Muslims. Their most notable failures and defeats came at the hands of the fierce military experts of Turkey, who not only defeated, but humiliated them. They had such deep-seated hatred for the Turks, that they included it in the rituals of their newly-devised "Thanksgiving" celebration. They discovered a fowl in their new home, which they at first called "The American road-runner". With the passage of time, many of them began to pay attention to the red "comb" or "crop" on the head of this bird, which reminded them of the red fezzes and other headgear worn by the Turks. As they formulated their yearly observance of their flight to America, after being barred from Asia, primarily by the Turks, they initiated a ritual whereby they chopped off the head of this bird they called a "Turkey", cooked him and ate his flesh, as a symbol of their intent to one day get back at their hated enemies in the East.

You will notice that in some of their secret societies, they wear a red turban or a red fez, with the black tassel on the top fastened down, indicating the extent to which their power is dependent upon their ability to limit the freedom of the Black Man. If you look closely at pictures of The Honorable Elijah Muhammad wearing his fez, you will notice that his black tassel is not fastened down, but swings freely, representing his dedication to a full and complete freedom for the Black Man