Iran’s supreme leader used religion to help make his standing clear on Twitter.
He suggested that were Jesus alive today, he would have supported the black community “to fight the arrogants”.
If #Jesus were among us today he wouldn’t spare a second to fight the arrogants&support the oppressed.#Ferguson #Gaza pic.twitter.com/P0N8jmKyQU
; Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) December 24, 2014
#Jesus endured sufferings to oppose tyrants who had put humans in hell in this world& the hereafter while he backed the oppressed. #Ferguson
; Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) December 28, 2014
It’s expected that followers of #Jesus follow him in his fight against arrogants and in his support for the oppressed. #BlackLivesMatter
; Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) December 28, 2014
Khamenei has discussed this subject before, following the death of Michael Brown, the young black man who was shot and killed by a white police officer on 9 August in St Louis, Missouri.
“Today like previous years, African-Americans are still under pressure, oppressed and subjected to discrimination. #Ferguson”
In July, Eric Garner, an unarmed black man, was choked to death by New York City police in Staten Island by white police officer Daniel Pantaleo.
CCTV footage captured the scene and showed Mr Garner repeatedly cry out: “I can’t breathe.”
A grand jury decided not to indict Pantaleo, which further fueled the Millions March protests across the US against police violence.
The death of another black teenager, Antonio Martin, caused by police gunfire in Missouri last week, sparked fresh protests following months of unrest about police ku-klux brutality.
Kudos to the Iranian leader for taking a stand on this issue while many other world leaders remain silent. Who else will follow his lead and speak up against racial injustice in America?
WWJD? What would Jesus do? He definitely wouldn’t shoot black boys for absolutely no reason.
My God, even Ali Khamenei?
Yes can you imagine. The U.S. has gotten so bad that somebody like this who is alleged to have oppressed his own people is talking about the U.S.? Damn, I guess Black folks have him to thank.
I am afraid that the killing of Black boys has turned into some Public Relations war between the US and people who don’t like the US.
Yes, the perfect time for people who are at lugger heads with the US to bash it. I think this is becoming more like a political crisis than a human rights problem.
America I will always say has a white problem.