Both Bush and Obama demanded Muslims police their own communities
Evidence
The message from both Bush and Obama to Muslim Americans was clear: there were good Muslims and bad Muslims. The latter were not only the terrorist groups and their agents, such as Al Qaeda and ISIS, but also Muslims and Muslim Americans who might be suspected of sympathizing with these groups. The former were citizens who heeded the call of the war on terror to participate in identifying terrorists and “homegrown radicals,” which not only showcased their patriotism, but also excluded them from suspicion of terror. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 339
Categorization
- DEFINE: Establishes the good Muslim/bad Muslim binary formally — the working vocabulary the reader seeks — and ties it to both administrations.
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 339
- XREF: connects to: Obama’s mosque visit aimed to enlist Muslims as CVE policing informants. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 322; Islamophobia persisted equally under Obama and Bush administrations. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 311; Liberal Islamophobia under Obama worsened conditions for Muslims at home and abroad — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 436 (+7 more)
Broader Connections
- The government actively recruits Muslim Americans to police their own communities for extremism.
#corroborates(0.85) - Homegrown terrorism panic let Obama continue Bush-era war policies
#expands(0.75) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 499 - Obama’s counter-radicalization strategy turned Muslim communities into informants
#corroborates(0.70) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 582 - Anti-Muslim racialization is bipartisan and flourished under the Obama administration
#expands(0.70) - Muslim surveillance thrived under the Obama administration
#corroborates(0.65) - Liberal Islamophobia under Obama worsened conditions for Muslims at home and abroad
#corroborates(0.60) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 436 - Obama’s rhetoric masked drone strikes and mosque surveillance.
#expands(0.60) - Obama continued and expanded Bush’s imperial wars despite softer rhetoric
#expands(0.55) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 579