Public outrage at Muslim surveillance emerged only with Trump’s campaign rhetoric

Evidence

One might wonder where the outrage is for these surveillance programs initiated by the state that clearly target Muslim populations in the United States. The overt anti-­Muslim rhetoric espoused by Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential election campaign has led to the public’s awareness of the surveillance of Muslims in the United States. When he said he would register Muslims during his campaign, he was met with outrage from a large segment of the American public. However, in the years before Trump, the American public had not protested the surveillance of Muslims that had been ongoing under both the Bush and Obama administrations. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 82

One might wonder where the outrage is for these surveillance programs initiated by the state that clearly target Muslim populations in the United States. The overt anti-Muslim rhetoric espoused by Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential election campaign has led to the public’s awareness of the surveillance of Muslims in the United States. When he said he would register Muslims during his campaign, he was met with outrage from a large segment of the American public. However, in the years before Trump, the American public had not protested the surveillance of Muslims that had been ongoing under both the Bush and Obama administrations. — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 64

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes Beydoun’s and the COINTELPRO comparisons in the reader’s map — surveillance was normalized under both parties before it became contested. — connects to: Trump’s agenda threatened Muslims through surveillance, registry, and civic repression — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 56; Islamophobia predates Trump by centuries as a state-backed system — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 79; Trumpism outlives Trump and continues fueling Muslim disenfranchisement. — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 669 (+8 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 82; Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 64

Broader Connections

• Covert framing of Muslim surveillance as anti-terrorism suppressed public protest #complicates (0.60)
• Othering Muslims suppresses public outrage at their disparate treatment #complicates (0.60) — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 767
• The 2016 race weaponized nonspecific Muslim fear for electoral gain #complicates (0.55) — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 33
• The 2016 presidential election intensified public interest in Islamophobia research #expands (0.50) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 27
• Islamophobic campaign rhetoric is traded for votes and converted into policy #qualifies (0.40) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 57