After each terror attack since 9-11, there has been a major outpouring of stories about the need to stop any response against the Moslem residents of the USA. Much of the rest of the time, we hear about the need to combat Islamophobia. Any discussion about the possibility that the flow of self proclaimed Syrian refugees might include ISIS terrorists is not just rejected by the media and the left but derided as Islamophobic. President Obama and Hillary Clinton don't even use the word Islamic when talking about Islamic terrorism; that might be Islamophobic.
So, in view of all this worry about Islamophobia in the USA, I thought it would be a good idea to review some of the more horrific outbreaks of this dangerous point of view. Since the 9-11 attacks, the number of Moslems killed in this country just because of their religion is ZERO. Every year, however, the FBI compiles statistics on hate crimes across America. Since 9-11, the most frequent targets of such crimes have been Jews. The second most frequent targets have been African Americans. Perhaps a better way to say this is that THERE IS NO MANIFESTATION OF ISLAMOPHOBIA IN THE USA.
As a country we are confronted with an enemy who keeps trying to destroy us. That enemy bases itself upon a particular fundamentalist view of Islam. That is not Islamophobia; it is what our enemy says. Put another way, when the terrorists attack, they yell "Alahu Akhbar!" rather than "God save the Queen" or "Banzai". We ignore (or worse conceal) that at our own risk. The terrorists have a uniquely Islamic point of view and ideology. They are attacking us because of who they are, not because of who we are or what we have done (or not done.) Again, we ignore that fact at our peril.
So, in view of all this worry about Islamophobia in the USA, I thought it would be a good idea to review some of the more horrific outbreaks of this dangerous point of view. Since the 9-11 attacks, the number of Moslems killed in this country just because of their religion is ZERO. Every year, however, the FBI compiles statistics on hate crimes across America. Since 9-11, the most frequent targets of such crimes have been Jews. The second most frequent targets have been African Americans. Perhaps a better way to say this is that THERE IS NO MANIFESTATION OF ISLAMOPHOBIA IN THE USA.
As a country we are confronted with an enemy who keeps trying to destroy us. That enemy bases itself upon a particular fundamentalist view of Islam. That is not Islamophobia; it is what our enemy says. Put another way, when the terrorists attack, they yell "Alahu Akhbar!" rather than "God save the Queen" or "Banzai". We ignore (or worse conceal) that at our own risk. The terrorists have a uniquely Islamic point of view and ideology. They are attacking us because of who they are, not because of who we are or what we have done (or not done.) Again, we ignore that fact at our peril.
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