Beck Claims Muslims Were 40 to 50 Percent of Early American Slaves
"40 to 50% of African Americans were Muslim before they were brought here and sold into slavery to pick the cotton of the South. They've been here since the first slave stepped foot on this soil from those nations."
About this episode
Host Brad Lee sat down with Albanian-American Muslim influencer Beck Lover for a combustible two-hour conversation on Dropping Bombs that careened from Islamophobia and Middle Eastern geopolitics to Epstein, COVID censorship, and engineered bioweapons. The episode opened with Beck explaining why his viral social media content — which challenges mainstream narratives about Islam, Israel, and American foreign policy — draws millions of views and accusations of extremism. Beck argued that Muslims have been systematically dehumanized in Western media for decades to justify Middle Eastern wars, citing figures like Laura Loomer and Congressman Randy Fine who he claims openly call for mosque destruction and Muslim deportation. He warned that anti-Muslim rhetoric could lead to Japanese-internment-style concentration camps for Muslim Americans following a future terrorist attack or false flag. Brad Lee, largely sympathetic but often uninformed on specifics, pressed Beck on inconsistencies and challenged whether he overstates Jewish control of media, leading to tense back-and-forths about extremism in all three Abrahamic faiths. Beck made several striking historical claims, including that 40-50% of enslaved Africans brought to America were Muslim, that Caliph Omar resettled Jews in Jerusalem after 500 years of Byzantine exile, and that a former ISIS leader was allowed by the U.S. government to take power in Syria. He condemned Mark Zuckerberg for COVID-era censorship, accused intelligence agencies of running ISIS as a proxy, and repeatedly referenced the San Diego Islamic Center shooting by two Christians — a story he says media refused to label terrorism. Brad often agreed with Beck's broader points about hypocrisy and selective media framing but admitted ignorance of many specifics, saying he avoids news because 'who knows what the truth is.' The episode's final act shifted to bioweapons, with both men expressing alarm over release of genetically modified mosquitoes and ticks, chemtrails, and gain-of-function research. Beck closed by warning that humanity is in a race against a technocratic takeover he equates with the Antichrist, urging Christians, Muslims, and Jews to unite against satanic elites manipulating all three faiths into conflict.
Key takeaways
- Beck Lover claimed a formerly most-wanted ISIS member was allowed by the U.S. government to take over Syria, suggesting intelligence complicity.
- Beck warned that current anti-Muslim rhetoric from figures like Laura Loomer and Congressman Randy Fine could lead to concentration camps for Muslims after a terrorist incident or false flag.
- Beck asserted that 40 to 50 percent of enslaved Africans brought to America were Muslim, arguing Muslims predate the nation's founding.
- Beck condemned Mark Zuckerberg for COVID-era censorship and compared him unfavorably to Edward Snowden for not risking his life to expose truth.
- Beck cited Caliph Omar resettling 80 Jewish families in Jerusalem after 500 years of Byzantine exile as proof Islam does not teach hatred of Jews.
- Brad Lee admitted he avoids news and political study because he believes it's impossible to discern truth from propaganda and competing narratives.
- Both expressed alarm over release of genetically modified mosquitoes and ticks, gain-of-function research, and chemtrails as existential threats.