How do you expect me to take these "Muslim radicalization" hearings seriously? The great champion of the threat is Republican Peter King. In the past, King supported a different kind of terrorist organization — the Irish Republican Army. He pledged to support the "brave men and women" of the IRA as they "struggle against British imperialism in the streets of Belfast and Derry." His explanation? Well, the IRA never attacked the U.S - only British civilians, a distinction which, in King’s moral universe, makes his support acceptable. I mean, it's true that the IRA never attacked the U.S., but neither have Hamas, Hezbollah or the Muslim Brotherhood. Does King have the same sentiment for them? I doubt it.
King's problem with the Muslim-Americans is that they are not doing enough to stop terrorism in the country. But really, what ethnic group in America is doing enough to safeguard the nation from terrorism? Once again the Republicans have bamboozled their gullible constituents, by claiming that jobs were going to be their priority - but the minute they get into office, they start chasing ghosts. They have yet to create a single job because they are too busy with creating Islamophobia and tax cuts for their corporate masters.
The Southern Poverty Law Center counted 1,002 active hate groups in the United States in 2010: Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazi, white nationalist, racist skinhead, Christian identity and so on. These people are not members of the “Muslim community.” The more pertinent question to be asked and answered is: will King hold hearings to examine these groups' threats to America's security too?
[Totally worth watching is Jon Stewart's take on King . Also for your entertainment, a cartoon from THE WEEK.]
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ReplyDeleteMany have called the hearings McCarthy-esque style. Fortunately, many in the government are fighting against it as well.
ReplyDeletea little because of king's double standards, as put through Stewart's cunning stunts, and a lot because of apologetic Muslim population outside the states.
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