Conservative rhetoric frames both terrorists and their explainers as threats to America

Evidence

The consequences of such rhetoric are clear: in this line of conservative thinking, terrorists are often placed side by side with the liberals who seek to understand—that is, “defend”—them; both groups are a threat to the United States. — Evelyn Alsultany, Arabs and Muslims in the Media, 891

Categorization

• XREF: Mirrors the pattern in The Reluctant Fundamentalist where mere questioning of US policy reads as complicity with terrorism. — connects to: Conservative voices dominate public-spirited rhetoric in America — Nina Eliasoph, “Close to home”: The work of avoiding…, 165