The ‘war on terror’ is a racial war rendered invisible through denial

Evidence

While the War on Terror fixates wholly on “global Islamic terrorism,” there is no such war against transnational white supremacy—a global movement in its own right. In fact, the new front of global populism that scapegoats Muslims for its political woes capitalizes on an explicit and unhinged white supremacy. Donald Trump, president of the nation that spawned the War on Terror and the leader who readapted its thesis by infamously declaring “I think Islam hates us,” is ideological inspiration for this front. — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 916 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Fighting-‘them-there’ war logic is race war in denial relying on racial discounting — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race: Reflections on…, 1855; The War on Terror racializes all Muslims as a boundless enemy to justify war — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 540; Wars on terror obscure ongoing institutional racisms against black people globally. (+18 more)

Broader Connections

• The War on Terror has no counterpart campaign against transnational white supremacy #complicates (0.72) — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 916