Liberal rejection of open Islamophobia masks the same racializing policies

Evidence

This is the modus operandi of liberal Islamophobia: to roundly reject Islam-bashing—and then proceed to institute proposals that target and racialize Muslims. When representative Peter King held his McCarthy-style hearings in March 2011 to determine the extent of Muslim radicalization in the United States, he was rightly criticized by liberals. However, that August, when Obama institutionalized this process through his “counter-radicalization” strategy, there was silence. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 622

Categorization

• XREF: Builds on ch5/ch11 claims about liberal Islamophobia rejecting rhetoric while instituting the same racialization policies, and on the possibility that liberal silencing is the mechanism. Directly names the mechanism by which ‘good’ representational fixes get instituted silently — relevant to the reader’s MOC question about why representation-level fixes fail. — connects to: Liberal Islamophobia includes Muslims only on imperial terms — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 89; Liberal-reformist Islamophobia remains imperial racism cloaked in benevolence — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 500; Liberal Islamophobia rejects blatant rhetoric while instituting the same Muslim racialization policies (+11 more)

Broader Connections

• Liberal Islamophobia rejects blatant rhetoric while instituting the same Muslim racialization policies #corroborates (1.00)
• Liberal Islamophobia rejects Islam-bashing while enacting policies that target Muslims #corroborates (1.00) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 583
• Liberal criticism of overt anti-Muslim hearings masks liberalism’s own racializing policies #corroborates (1.00)
• Liberal Islamophobia rejects clash rhetoric yet retains imperial paternalism toward Muslims #corroborates (0.95) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 512
• Liberal Islamophobia is racist and imperialist despite its gentler rhetoric #qualifies (0.80) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 430
• Liberal defenses of Muslims framed Islamophobia as intolerance, not empire-linked racism #qualifies (0.80)
• US Islamophobia has liberal and conservative wings, both imperial #qualifies (0.80) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 380
• Liberal Islamophobia and right-wing racism are interchangeable imperial instruments #qualifies (0.75) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 544
• Framing Islamism as European-rooted ideology shields liberals from racism charges #expands (0.75) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 709
• Racializing Muslims as political ideologues neutralizes religious freedom protections #expands (0.70)