Grassroots progressive protest can pressure politicians to disavow Islamophobic acts
Evidence
Yet progressive movements even in the here and now have the ability to reshape the discussion and push back against racism, thereby impacting what political figures say and even pushing them a little further left, as indicated by the line from progressive movements to the politicians box. For instance, when Florida pastor Terry Jones threatened to burn Qurans, progressive protest movements erupted that pressured political figures to speak out against Jones. No Qurans were burned. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 758
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Sustained protest can push political elites to disavow anti-Muslim provocations; Grassroots counter-mobilization partially defeated the Islamophobia network in the mosque fight — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 676; Elite-driven Islamophobia faces countervailing mass movements that can redirect public opinion. (+3 more)
- yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Sustained protest can push political elites to disavow anti-Muslim provocations; Grassroots counter-mobilization partially defeated the Islamophobia network in the mosque fight — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 676; Elite-driven Islamophobia faces countervailing mass movements that can redirect public opinion. (+3 more)
Broader Connections
- Sustained protest can push political elites to disavow anti-Muslim provocations
#corroborates(0.95) - Elite-driven Islamophobia faces countervailing mass movements that can redirect public opinion.
#corroborates(0.90) - Mass progressive mobilization defeated the Islamophobia network in the Ground Zero Mosque fight
#exemplifies(0.88) - Grassroots counter-mobilization partially defeated the Islamophobia network in the mosque fight
#corroborates(0.85) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 676 - Progressive counter-mobilization defeated the Park51 mosque opposition
#exemplifies(0.85) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 588 - Mass protest can move US majorities toward anti-racist structural politics.
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