Islamophobic warriors are embedded in the US establishment, not outsiders

Evidence

The chart below attempts to capture these sources of Islamophobia and their impact on public discourse. The reader will notice that there is no separate box for the Islamophobes. This is because, as was shown above, they are part of the establishment and exist within foreign policy think tanks, universities and colleges, the political class, and the security apparatus (defined as the branches of government that prosecute the War on Terror abroad and as well as at home). — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 572 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

This chapter sets out to situate the right-wing fanatics within the broader context in which they operate. Following David Caute, I will argue that the extremists function to create a climate of fear that bolsters the aims of empire. In his book The Great Fear, Caute showed that McCarthyism wasn’t simply about one out-of-control senator, but a political system (including both Democrats and Republicans) that allowed a figure like Joseph McCarthy to set the political agenda. McCarthy was a useful tool in prosecuting the Cold War—particularly in creating a climate of fear where dissent could be punished and neutralized. The right-wing Islamophobic warriors play a similar role during the era of the War on Terror. They are not “alien outsiders” but emerge from within the political establishment, the security apparatus, the academy, the think tank milieu, and the mainstream media. Thus, far from “infiltrating” an otherwise good system, the new McCarthyites are a product of, and fit comfortably within, the structures of American empire; their role is to push the envelope. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 536 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The Trump administration elevated Islamophobic figures who shared his conspiracy beliefs.; Islamophobic warriors are establishment insiders who legitimize overt racism, like McCarthy did; Anti-Muslim activists are networked insiders of the US security establishment — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 720 (+10 more)

Broader Connections

• Islamophobes are inside the establishment, not outside it #corroborates (0.99) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 572
• Islamophobia network figures are integrated into the US establishment, not marginal extremists. #corroborates (0.98)
• Right-wing Islamophobes are inside the establishment, not fringe infiltrators #corroborates (0.97) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 536
• Right-wing Islamophobes are structurally embedded rather than marginal figures #corroborates (0.96) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 34