Grassroots activism linked racial profiling with police repression across groups

Evidence

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor drew additional connections unseen by many, observing that “the ever-expanding security state, justified by the ‘War on Terror,’ becomes the pretext for greater police repression at home—which, of course, disproportionately affects African Americans and Latino/as in border regions.” — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 1125 (#expands, via linked claim)

The surveillance practices the state has engaged in against Muslim Americans reveals major flaws in the state’s efforts to prevent another terrorist attack. The inefficient use of billions of dollars in resources toward surveillance that targets a whole population, the majority of whom are law-abiding citizens, based on racial stereotypes does not prevent terrorism. Instead, it strips citizens of their civil rights and the civil liberties they should be afforded through citizenship. When a society supports national security over civil liberties and expands the power of the state, freedom and democracy are weakened. But American history shows that freedom has always been denied to racialized groups like African Americans. While today it is Muslims, African Americans, and Latinx who may be the target of state surveillance, tomorrow it could be anyone. — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 485 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Anti-Muslim resistance organized across racial lines against NYPD surveillance; Grassroots coalitions connected NYPD Muslim profiling to black, Latino, and anti-capitalist repression.; Racialized group surveillance weakens democracy and expands state power — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 485 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• War on Terror security measures enable greater domestic police repression against minorities #expands (0.82) — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 1125
• Racialized group surveillance weakens democracy and expands state power #expands (0.75) — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 485