Moderate states reproduce the same anti-Muslim racism as far-right ones

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 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

The employment of new racist rhetoric and perspectives therefore allows for disclaimers to be made that are initially difficult to refute. One way of seeing through this is to acknowledge that the BnP do not identify or include their Sikh and Hindu partners in what they define to be ‘British’. — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 464 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Far-right and liberal anti-Muslim racism are dialectically coupled, not separate phenomena; Far-right and liberal racisms mutually reinforce each other on a spectrum — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 641; Anti-Muslim racism operates even inside leftist and liberal anti-war movements (+8 more)

Broader Connections

• Far-right and liberal anti-Muslim racism are dialectically coupled, not separate phenomena #expands (0.93)
• Liberal rejection of open Islamophobia masks the same racializing policies #corroborates (0.92) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 622
• New racist rhetoric lets far-right groups deny racism while demarcating Muslims #complicates (0.72) — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 464