Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan continued his college speaking tour on Monday night at the University of Arkansas at
Pine Bluff in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
While his address included many of the racially-charged elements we’ve heard
in other related lectures, the minister added in some new comments about whites, his personal experience with using marijuana
and he even showered some praise upon conservative commentator Pat Buchanan.
(Related: Farrakhan Warns Young Leaders They Risk Being Killed if They Sell Out)
In addressing whites, Farrakhan issued his typically-offensive rhetoric.
“They know you, but you don’t
know them or yourself, so you’re always at a disadvantage when you sit down with white people to negotiate,”
he told his predominately black audience. “We don’t ever come in their presence like we are some little weak things.”
He
continued, going on to address Caucasians directly.
“I know myself. I know you. And some of you white people –
I know you better than you know yourself because God has revealed you fully,” he explained, going on to seemingly claim
that he has a special, God-ordained ability to see what others cannot.
This, of course, was followed up with a cryptic
warning to white Americans about their need to “change.”
“It ain’t about hating you. We ain’t
got no time for that. But we know who we’re dealing with. We know what we’re dealing with,” he said. “We
know your origin in the world and we know how long you were set to live and unless you change, your end has come.”