Liberal inclusion of good Muslims is conditional on embracing empire

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 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Good and bad Muslim designations follow support for US empire — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 87; Muslim inclusion within empire does not dent racism, so anti-prejudice remedies fail — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 90; Liberal societies displace their imperial violence onto Muslims’ supposed inherent nature. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 355 (+10 more)

Broader Connections

• Liberal inclusion of ‘good Muslims’ requires acquiescence to American empire #corroborates (0.98)
• Liberal inclusion of Muslims is conditional on their consent to the war on terror #corroborates (0.95)
• Diversity rhetoric leaves empire-directed structural anti-Muslim racism untouched #corroborates (0.85) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 44
• Anti-Muslim racism is structurally rooted in empire, not individual prejudice #complicates (0.80) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 78
• Anti-Muslim racism is rooted in empire, not relieved by inclusion. #complicates (0.80) — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 1243
• Anti-Muslim racism remains entrenched despite Muslim inclusion in imperial systems #complicates (0.72)