Call it for what it is, Mr.
President
(Stop the double talk)
Words matter and they do have consequences
Followers of “The Trump View”
(Why expect anything less)
This post follows with the outline
topics from this excellent study by the Brennan
Center for Justice at NYU.
Introduction: Donald J. Trump’s vitriolic anti-Muslim campaign
rhetoric (prior to his election) and now since, remains unprecedentedly
Islamophobic.
In a new analysis, the
Brennan Center identifies how the president and his White House staff and
advisers have targeted Muslims through both speech and policy, tangibly harming
the American Muslim community, in at least five forms:
(1) The use of anti-Muslim rhetoric.
(2)
The elevation of Islamophobic staff
members to key positions in the White House.
(3) The ban on visitors from seven Muslim-majority
countries from entering the country.
(4) The goal of making vetting procedures “extreme
for potential visitors and immigrants.”
(5) And, the lack of response to the rise in hate
crimes targeted at Muslims and other groups.
Download
the report/study here in PDF format (12 pages).
Key subject matter
topics in the report are:
Trump’s Anti-Muslim
Rhetoric
Islamophobes in the
White House (Stephen Bannon, Michael Flynn, and Sebastian Gorka)
Banning Muslims from
America
Extreme Vetting
Hate Crimes
Even before the 100-days of
his presidency, Trump and his associates have showed themselves willing to turn
anti-Muslim rhetoric and policy ideas into action. We can anticipate more
measures focusing on these communities, some of which may be obvious and overt
(e.g., suggested registry). Others will likely be more insidious and harder to
expose (e.g., increased surveillance of Muslims in communities).
In order to ensure safety,
liberty and justice for all Americans, we must keep a keen watch and stand
ready to oppose laws, polices, and practices animated by prejudice against
Muslims.
Hope you like this study – it
surely is worth your time to read it. Thanks for stopping by.
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