The attempt to paint all of the Muslim religion as terrorists.
Dear Old Rocks May I remind you that even back in the days after 9/11
When President George W brought in a Muslim representative to make it clear that Muslim Americans were recognized as allies to include and stand together, it was the far religious right that attacked even their own beloved President Bush for "embracing Islam."
Do not confuse the far far religious right with "all conservatives."
I understand there is a faction of conservatives that will even push legislation to ban mosques
along with "shariah" <-- which really refers to ALL practice and rituals in Islam, from the prayers to the charity.
What's wrong is mandating this by govt, but "shariah" itself is like the exercise of religion, and too broad to ban.
I agree with you that some people and groups take this TOO FAR, and blame Muslims collectively for tolerating and allowing this to happen. Similar to blaming all Liberals and Democrats
for what Obama does unconstitutionally because the party ISN'T STOPPING HIM but letting him do it.
I happen to be a Democrat on the verge of calling a national class action SUIT against my own Democrats. So I know the important it makes that I speak as a member of that class to stand up to the hijacking of political power to "violate the civil rights of others." But as a Democrat myself, YES I DO ACCEPT AND CRITICIZE the responsibility Democrats DO Share for the corruption going on of the Democratic Party, similar to how Muslims SHOULD stand up and not be complicit or appear to be. I recognize this IS the fault of Democrats collectively for empowering officials such as Obama and Pelosi to enforce unconstitutional mandates.
As a Democrat, I am on the side of the Constitution, yet I still fault myself and fellow Democrats "if we do not DO ENOUGH to stop the abuse of our Party to subvert the laws of the land."
Similar, this is why people blame Muslims who "do not DO ENOUGH to stand against terrorism
so it appears the majority "enable or allow it to happen."
At this point, I see more and more Muslims SPEAKING OUT and denouncing the terrorism and ISIS.
1. The French Muslims issued a video statement in sympathy and solidarity with their fellow countrymen in mourning
2. A Muslim organization issues a statement that in the case of Ahmed and the clock, the authorities responded as necessary to the potential threat, and they blamed the need for heightened security
on the hostile fear and hype, but not the police they supported in acting accordingly
3. A Muslim Imam also spoke up in agreement with Trump's call to halt immigration "until the security concerns are fully addressed"
This is very important that members of the Muslim community speak for themselves, so they help make this distinction.
If you me or others merely make the "same mistake" of BROAD BRUSHING the entire response as "blaming all Muslims" that's committing the same error.
That causes CENSORSHIP of the attempts to REPORT when Muslims ARE speaking out and representing OPPOSITION and DEFENSE AGAINST Terrorism.
Please do not feed into the "collective stereotype" on either side.
What we need to PROMOTE in the media are more examples of people in each group standing and speaking up for corrections. We need to promote the GOOD examples, and quit endorsing blanket stereotypes we oppose.
Many Muslims do know that all Muslims are not Jihadists, but they also know that all Jihadists are Muslims and they need to rat them out. When has that ever happened?