Islamophobia Archives - POLITICUSUSA

Sun, Apr 14th, 2019

Once the Loveable Losers, Are Chicago Cubs Now Another Hateful Chick-fil-A—and does it matter?

Gaining notoriety for its historical financial support of anti-LGBTQ organizations, fast-food restaurant Chick-fil-A, it was recently reported, has continued to donate to such causes to the tune of $1.8 million, according to recently released tax documents. read more

Tim Libretti

Tim Libretti is a professor of U.S. literature and culture at a state university in Chicago. A long-time progressive voice, he has published many academic and journalistic articles on culture, class, race, gender, and politics, for which he has received awards from the Working Class Studies Association, the International Labor Communications Association, the National Federation of Press Women, and the Illinois Woman’s Press Association.

Sun, Feb 12th, 2017

Opinion: Violence Against “The Other” Is What Trump’s America Looks Like

As four men approached their lone victim, Trump's acolytes shouted, "Hey snowflake! This is what a Trump America looks like, fag*ot!”

Rmuse

Audio engineer and instructor for SAE. Writes op/ed commentary supporting Secular Humanist causes, and exposing suppression of women, the poor, and minorities. An advocate for freedom of religion and particularly, freedom of NO religion.

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Thu, Feb 9th, 2017

Opinion: Trump’s Domestic Religious Crusade Has Begun in Earnest

The deliberate omission of white extremist attacks is necessary for Trump to convince Americans that the only one thing they have to fear is Islam.

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Sun, Jan 29th, 2017

Opinion: Trump Creates a Constitutional Crisis With Muslim Ban

Trump’s order includes the flagrantly unconstitutional detention of perfectly legal immigrants whose only crime is their national origin and religion.

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Sun, Nov 20th, 2016Sun, Nov 20th, 2016

Minorities and Muslims Should Fear the Incoming White Supremacist Administration

These Trump appointments of extreme racists and religious bigots do not bode well for any Americans who are not white and not Christian.

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Thu, Sep 29th, 2016

No Response from Trump about Houston Nazi Mass Shooter

The man was wearing military clothes with Nazi patches and emblems and armed with a handgun, a machine gun and 2,600 rounds of "live ammunition."

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Sat, Sep 24th, 2016

Trump Says We Have No Choice, a Muslim Student’s Emotional Appeal Shows We Do

Trump asks, "Do we really have a choice?" to which Aleena Khan says, "And all I ask is for acceptance and tolerance from others"

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Hrafnkell Haraldsson, a social liberal with leanings toward centrist politics has degrees in history and philosophy. His interests include, besides history and philosophy, human rights issues, freedom of choice, religion, and the precarious dichotomy of freedom of speech and intolerance. He brings a slightly different perspective to his writing, being that he is neither a follower of an Abrahamic faith nor an atheist but a polytheist, a modern-day Heathen who follows the customs and traditions of his Norse ancestors. He maintains his own blog, A Heathen’s Day, which deals with Heathen and Pagan matters, and Mos Maiorum Foundation www.mosmaiorum.org, dedicated to ethnic religion. He has also contributed to NewsJunkiePost, GodsOwnParty and Pagan+Politics.

Wed, Sep 21st, 2016

Despite Capturing Manhattan Bombing Suspect, Trump Says Police Are “Afraid”

Trump got around to criticizing another demographic in America and this time chose to insult the professional law enforcement community.

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Mon, Sep 19th, 2016

Minnesota Police Chief Bravely Rejects Fox News Invite to Hate Chorus on Immigrants

"I can tell you that the vast majority of all of our citizens, no matter their ethnicity, are fine, hard-working people, and now is not the time for us to be divisive."

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Fri, Sep 16th, 2016Fri, Sep 16th, 2016

Muslim Women Are Set on Fire and Assaulted For Being Muslims

It is time for the mayor and the NYPD to put forward the necessary resources to investigate and prevent these attacks on the Muslim community.

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Sun, Sep 11th, 2016

The Endless War on Terror: Remembering 9/11 and Knowing Our Neighbors

In the midst of our tributes to the first responders of then and now, in our gratefulness for those who serve in our nation’s military and for those who have given their lives in this service, and in our hope for tomorrow, can we also make room again to ponder the call to welcome the world’s exhausted, suffering, homeless ones for whom this nation’s welcome light shines?

Robert Franek

Thu, Aug 18th, 2016

Bryan Fischer Wants to Ban Muslims Who Visit Mecca

"I think that anyone that's from a Muslim country that wants to immigrate to the United States, they not only should ask these questions, they should do it hooked up to a polygraph machine."

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Wed, Aug 17th, 2016

CNN Debunks Trump Claim That Some Areas of US Are Under Sharia Law

"Even though if states are pushing these anti-Sharia laws, that does not prove that anyone is trying in any credible, tangible, big way to establish Sharia law"

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Mon, Aug 15th, 2016

Trump Draws Blame For Slain N.Y. Imam And His Assistant

"We blame Donald Trump for this . . .his drama has created Islamophobia. This is a hate crime no matter which way you look at it."

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Sat, Aug 6th, 2016

Americans Are Being Thrown Off Planes For Appearing Muslim

These incidents happen all across the country all too frequently as a symptom of anti-Muslim behavior we see during election season.

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Mon, Aug 1st, 2016

Trump Denounced by PFAW as Attacks on Khan Family Continue

“It has become abundantly clear that Donald Trump shares the cruelty and recklessness of Joseph McCarthy as well as his lack of decency. "

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Wed, Jun 22nd, 2016

Oklahoma Republican Calls For “Final Solution” To Muslims Because “Islam Is Not a Religion”

"We have no long term alternative but to quarantine them… prohibiting them from residing anywhere within the civilized nations of the Earth."

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Sat, Mar 26th, 2016

Cruz And Trump Share Tactics To Deal With Americans Practicing Islam

Like Joe McCarthy, Trump and Cruz see secret enemy Muslims and share a McCarthy plan to destroy them.

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Sat, Dec 26th, 2015

No Surprise That Donald Trump Is Aiding ISIS and The Ku Klux Klan

Using the ISIS playbook, Trump has become, for the KKK "the greatest thing to happen to white supremacists," likely since legalized lynching

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Tue, Dec 15th, 2015Tue, Dec 15th, 2015

Donald Trump’s Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Caused 19 Acts of Domestic Terrorism Last Week

The GOP is inciting domestic terrorism toward Muslims, anyone that might appear to be Middle Eastern, or anyplace a Muslim might worship

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/