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Related: when polled about the precentage of Muslims in the US, Americans say 15%. Its actually 1%.
But…but…but… they’re having an identity crisis!
“young Muslims may gravitate to if they cannot find a sense of belonging in America.”
You mean they can’t decide to fight with the maniacs against Imperial America or stay put, comfortable in the belly of consumerism, overindulgence, 24/7 air conditioning ( if desired but not needed), diversity like no other nation in modern history, and produce sections in supermarkets that many foreigners when visiting America for the first time can’t stop talking about!
“Nonetheless, counternarratives from the American Muslim community alone will not stanch the appeal of ISIS’ propaganda. We, as a nation, must do more.”
Laughable.
No, ‘To Fight Terrorism We Need To Deal With’ getting the fuck out of those Muslim countries we invaded and occupy. Drone strikes create more terrorists than any ‘identity crisis’ could possibly do.
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Maybe times are changing but I’ve never met a Muslim American who showed signs of an identity crisis. To the last person, they are Americans. They left their ancestral homes to get away from all the religious bullshit that is ruining so much of the world, and it sort of pisses them off to see the same sort of bullshit happening here.
“In the immediate aftermath of the Chapel Hill murders, the media is right not to call them hate crimes just yet—ultimately the evidence will speak for itself. The problem, however, is the double standard. Had the religions of the murderer and the victims been reversed, the speculation on ISIS-inspired lone wolf terrorism would have been the dominant story.”
What double standard? The dominant story in the North Carolina murders was whether this was a hate crime.