Inclusion politics masks empire from charges of racism

Evidence

Indeed, Harris’s close alliance with the US military and Biden’s capitulation to those who support the silencing, killing, and surveillance of Muslims—from Republican Michael Bloomberg who oversaw New York’s racist surveillance of Muslim communities to elected officials who smear critics of Israel as anti-Semitic3—remind us that if we really want to end anti-Muslim racism, we need to be willing to dismantle US-led militarism, warmongering, and empire building. We should therefore be wary of empty rhetoric about ending stereotypes and individual acts of anti-Muslim hatred such as hate crimes and bigotry in the discourse on “tolerance, inclusion, and diversity,” which does nothing to address structural racism. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 44 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Imperial branding shifted from white masculinity to multiracial feminist inclusion to deflect racism charges — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 406; Liberal multicultural representation can mask ongoing racially exclusionary imperial policy — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 544; Neoliberal multiculturalism masks racist imperial policy under Biden (+12 more)

Broader Connections

• Diversity rhetoric leaves empire-directed structural anti-Muslim racism untouched #expands (0.92) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 44
• Empire produces anti-Muslim racism which in turn sustains empire #complicates (0.75)
• Imperial racism explained away failure to democratize colonies #complicates (0.72)