Extreme Anti-Muslim Fervor
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Topic: Extreme Anti-Muslim Fervor
Posted By: abuayisha
Subject: Extreme Anti-Muslim Fervor
Date Posted: 08 December 2015 at 8:12am
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Donald Trump's call to halt all Muslims from entering the United States was, in typical Trump style, a ratcheting up of xenophobia fervor simmering just beneath the surface. Two of his rivals, Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Ted Cruz (R-TX), had already called for a moratorium on refugees from Middle East countries with an Islamic State presence. But it also was the fulfillment of a long-held fever dream of an anti-Muslim think tank with ties among the hard-right Republicans. In his statement Monday, Trump cited a poll by the Center for Security Policy to argue that "the hatred is beyond comprehension" and that "until we are able to determine and understand this problem and the dangerous threat it poses, our country cannot be the victims of horrendous attacks by people that believe only in Jihad." A spokesman for Center for Security Policy told TPM via email that none of its members had been in contact with Trump as he crafted his position. But those connected to it have invoked logic similar to Trump's in the past, including proposals to ban granting Muslims entry visas to the United States. http://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/trump-muslim-frank-gaffney |
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Posted By: Caringheart
Date Posted: 11 December 2015 at 8:24pm
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The muslim responses here, were encouraging: http://https://medium.com/@davidswan_82132/dear-muslims-70fdfc49114f#.qiggkx18r%20 - https://medium.com/@davidswan_82132/dear-muslims-70fdfc49114f#.qiggkx18r ------------- Let us seek Truth together Blessed be God forever "I believe in Jesus as I believe in the sun... not because I see it, but because by it, I see everything else.: - C.S.Lewis |
Posted By: Matt Browne
Date Posted: 12 December 2015 at 3:44am
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Donald Trump is the American version of Abu Qatada style hate preachers.
------------- A religion that's intolerant of other religions can't be the world's best religion --Abdel Samad Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people--Eleanor Roosevelt |
Posted By: abuayisha
Date Posted: 12 December 2015 at 7:40am
Senator McCarthy would be a more appropriate comparison. |
Matt Browne wrote: