Trump’s Islamophobia represented far-right racial nationalism, not merely Bush revival

Evidence

The dynamic is one where liberal and conservative Islamophobia create fertile ground for right-wing Islamophobia to flower. If the range of acceptable political discussion goes from a differentiation between “good” and “bad” Muslims (imperial ethnocentric racism) to a denunciation of Islam as the driving force of violence (neoconservative anti-Muslim racism), then conspiracy theories that Muslims are a fifth column trying to take over the United States and create an Islamic state find greater resonance. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 721 (#expands, via linked claim)

Now more than ever, Islamophobia was not limited to the irrational views or hateful slurs of individuals, but was an ideology that drove the president’s political worldview and motivated the laws, policies, and programs he would seek to push forward. This had also been the case during the Bush and Obama administrations, but the Trump moment marked a new phase of transparency in which explicit rhetorical Islamophobia aligned, in language and spirit, with the programs the new president was poised to implement. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 64 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Trump’s Muslim ban escalated Islamophobia to overt racial-nationalist action; Islamophobia predates Trump by centuries as a state-backed system — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 79; Trumpism’s Islamophobic ideology predates Trump’s presidency, rooted in birtherism — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 230 (+17 more)

Broader Connections

• Islamophobia stems from nationalism’s ambiguities rather than fear of Islam #corroborates (1.00)
• The term Islamophobia understates the racial and political roots of anti-Muslim bias #corroborates (0.95) — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 260
• Trump marked a new phase where rhetorical Islamophobia aligned openly with policy #expands (0.95) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 64
• Liberal and conservative Islamophobia jointly enable far-right conspiracy theories #expands (0.95) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 721
• Obama’s surveillance state mainstreamed Islamophobia that enabled Trump’s victory #complicates (0.85) — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 301