Precisely. They are one of many tools. Farrakhan's so-called "Nation of Islam" is another.
some quotes from Farrakhan...
(Obama and Mao are "Transformers")
"Mao Tse Tung, throughout his long march to conquer China, had a billion people whose lives he had to transform" ...."the idea of Mao Tse Tung became the idea of a billion people. China became a world power on the base of culture and the artistic community. If we had a Ministry of Art and Culture in every city, [we'd] create this movement [in the U.S.],
Source: FinalCall.com
(this is Farrakhan's own "Nation Of Islam" website)
http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/article_4328.shtml
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"If you look at Barack Obama's audiences and look at the effect of his words, those people are being transformed."
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23333598/
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"There is not a member of the black masses in the United States who is not proud of the example set by Cuba and its revolution, with Comandante Fidel at its head"
Source: http://www.fiu.edu/~fcf/farakhan21898.html#says
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"Minister Farrakhan and his delegation met privately with President Fidel Castro of Cuba."
http://www.finalcall.com/media/cuba/