Malcolm X post 5

Chapter 13 really was the jump start to Malcolm's new life of solidarity and structure. When Elijah Muhammad gave Malcolm The post of minister I could feel the feel the pride he had for himself but I kept on feeling a little thing in the back of my head that Elijah and the Nation of Islam were setting up Malcolm because they knew he was going to be a great activist. Just look at history, Julius Caesar was promoted to dictator of Rome and he was brought up on the proverbial podium and then his own people killed him. Also, Alexander the Great was one of the greatest conquerers in history and when he started to gain all this land under his dominion, he was poisoned by his generals. These rulers were so powerful that they potentially dug their own graves. I feel that Malcolm is doing this to himself because he keeps on accepting all the jobs Elijah presents him with. Malcolm didn't deny any job and that bothered me. He started to put himself and his needs before the whole Islamic community by starting all these temples. Another thing, why would Malcolm try to convert Christians when they are the ones that believe that Jesus is white? Shouldn't he be trying to act against them and try to destroy the churches? Christianity is different than Islam and the following link maps out the differences between the two religions.

http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/charts/christianity_islam.htm

The site above shows that Islam and Christianity are related and different in some ways. This explains how Malcolm has a grudge against the Christians. However, he was talking more to the white people, i believe, than to the black because he would always say negative things about the whites and really didn't focus as much on the blacks. Yes he did only want black people to follow him, but he was talking to the whites about their wrong doings but he preached to the blacks about a better life. As I read further into chapter 11, I saw how Malcolm was taking things from the Nation of Islam and all I could think was that he takes advantage of everyone he meets. I mean he was taking on random jobs that Shorty would get him in the beginning of the book and now he is taking cars and other properties from the Nation of Islam.