Muslims By Any Other Name
I've never used the expression "moderate Muslims" in a sentence. It has no logical meaning and so I just consider it a not at all subtle form of propaganda. The fact that I hear it so often alarms me, too, because as a very impressionable consumer of news, myself, I worry about the effect its constant usage by Rightwing Pundits has on their readers.
It's not just racist, in my view, it's inciteful - because so often it is used to accuse a visible minority of Canadians of not doing anything to stop other members of their community from supposedly being active enemies of Western civilization.
It's all become so transparently political and deliberately stigmatizing - any discussion involving the word Muslim in this country - that my radar goes up every time I hear it. At this point, I no longer have the time or energy required to sift down through the blind partisanship of the Pundit to ascertain whether or not there is even a point to the article beyond mindless war mongering and fear and loathing of all things Islamic.
So, although it came as no surprise to me to learn that "Muslims Against Sharia" is no such thing, I do have to admit to feeling more tired than usual by the education. It's been a long War on Terror, hasn't it:
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