I dont think there’s any way you can argue that there’s not a heightened anti-muslim sentiment in this country in the wake of the manufactured controversy over the so-called 911 mosque. Since the big protest in New York last week, I know of at least two violent attacks. First, there was the stabbing of New […]
There was apparently a big protest yesterday, around the corner from the site of the former World Trade Center. Crazed, middle-aged, white people, emboldened by the likes of FOX News and Sarah Palin, had taken to the streets to show their displeasure over plans to build a 13-story Muslim community center in Lower Manhattan. And, […]
I’ve been meaning to pass along a link to this article on the so-called English Defense League for the past week or so. I find the intersection of football hooliganism and anti-Muslim violence to be both absolutely fascinating and completely terrifying. Here’s how the article begins. A middle-age, respectable looking man has emerged as a […]
Apparently, a few days ago, a white student was beaten by two black students on a school bus in Illinois. And, as you might expect, Rush Limbaugh took the opportunity to fan the flames of white paranoia. Here’s a quote from Limbaugh: [I]n Obama’s America, the white kids now get beat up with the black […]
