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Dirty Socialist

(3,252 posts) Thu Dec 3, 2015, 05:24 PM Dec 2015

Anti- Muslim Backlash [View all]

I checked some major internet message boards and there is a LOT of anti-Muslim sentiment being post d. Some are calling on closing America's mosques, and many are advocating a database. Could it be true sentiment or paid trolls? I am not sure.

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Anti- Muslim Backlash [View all] Dirty Socialist Dec 2015 OP

You can read that stuff right here on DU. philosslayer Dec 2015 #1

What do you do when fundies preach the words of their holy book that says kill infidels snooper2 Dec 2015 #3

Hate-filled speech never incites any but the emotionally unstable to violence. Igel Dec 2015 #13

In fairness France is closing Mosques that have become radicalized. nt Tommy2Tone Dec 2015 #6

So tell me....how we do determine if a Mosque has been "radicalized"? philosslayer Dec 2015 #8

I would hope they have a reason and not just being vindictive? Tommy2Tone Dec 2015 #12

If they are promulgating a doctrine that says hifiguy Dec 2015 #16

You could just send people in, and if they are preaching "shoot the kuffir", then ... Yo_Mama Dec 2015 #17

So you are proposing surveillance of religious facilities philosslayer Dec 2015 #19

France has thousands of soldiers all over the country, just patrolling. Yo_Mama Dec 2015 #23

Maybe they know what they're doing flamingdem Dec 2015 #7

A state's first duty is to protect its citizens BeyondGeography Dec 2015 #10

It's not closing them all - just the ones that have been associated with violence. Yo_Mama Dec 2015 #15

It's been here for a while... kentuck Dec 2015 #2

True sentiment, I'd imagine. sibelian Dec 2015 #4

Todd and Mitchell just blamed the liberals for prayer shaming flamingdem Dec 2015 #5

They are spouting the propaganda they are instructed hifiguy Dec 2015 #18

Islamaphobia is alive and well in this country. hrmjustin Dec 2015 #9

It's the way Americans think. Just read some of the stuff here. The PP shooter sinkingfeeling Dec 2015 #11

The PP shooter was roundly and loudly denounced hifiguy Dec 2015 #20

Many of them are radicalized. Igel Dec 2015 #21

Agreed. hifiguy Dec 2015 #24

it's real...even politicians say it Marrah_G Dec 2015 #14

Where is all of the young white male backlash? Glassunion Dec 2015 #22