As a consequence of their ignorance, fear, and hate, conservatives have contrived the lie that there’s something ‘inherently malevolent’ about Islam, that unlike other religions Islam is ‘uniquely evil’ – needless to say, nothing could be further from the truth.
Conservatives attempt – and fail – to propagate this lie by citing examples of acts of terror committed by Muslims, or where an individual Muslim might advocate for acts of terror, as ‘proof’ that Islam is ‘evil’ and that all Muslims are ‘terrorists.’
This anti-Muslim rhetoric from the right fails as a hasty generalization fallacy, of course, since the acts or advocacy of one person or a group of persons is not ‘representative’ of an entire class of persons and their religion – such as Muslims and Islam.
Rightists will also attempt to take Islamic doctrine and dogma out of context to create false, misleading ‘examples’ of Islam’s ‘malevolence.’
The fact is that Islam is not a ‘terrorist religion,’ all Muslims are not ‘terrorists’ – to claim otherwise is a moronic lie; indeed, Muslims make up the large majority of victims of terrorism.
Unfortunately, as is the case with other manifestations of rightwing fear, bigotry, racism, and hate, conservatives’ unwarranted and pernicious hatred of Islam and Muslims will continue to plague Western nations for the foreseeable future.
