US civil rights groups worry anti-Muslim sentiment is fueling right-wing extremism

ABC News ^ | June 12, 2017 | Michael Edison Hayden

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Civil rights groups are expressing concern that a wave of anti-Muslim sentiment is fueling the growth of right wing extremism across the United States, citing dozens of anti-Sharia demonstrations across the U.S. this weekend and an ongoing uptick in online recruitment.

Police in Seattle and St. Paul, Minnesota, made arrests after fighting broke out during a series of marches across the U.S. on Saturday against Sharia, a strict form of Islamic law. The marches, launched by ACT for America, a self-described non-profit national security organization, is run by vocal supporters of President Donald Trump.

Ibrahim Hooper, the National Communications Director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), told ABC News in a recent interview that the anti-Sharia rallies were being used by some neo-Nazi and white power groups to recruit new members.

"What we are seeing in America right now is the mainstreaming of hate," Hooper said. "Extremists feel empowered now because they think that they have the president on their side."

Neo-nazis seeking a larger audience through Islamophobia

Hooper cited a June 6 article published by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a nonprofit legal advocacy organization, as an example of what he sees as a growing issue: neo-nazi and far-right extremists finding a larger audience though Islamaphobia shared by some Trump supporters.

The SPLC article notes that Billy Roper, who the group describes as a neo-Nazi, organized a Batesville, Arkansas rally for "March Against Sharia," before controversy led it to be canceled by ACT for America.....

[boycott]

So they’re worried islamic extremism is fueling extremism?

If our government isn’t going to protect us, we’re going to have to.

[Reno89519]

Isn’t it the other way around, left-wing extremism is facilitating Islamic violence?

[Impala64ssa]

National socialism (Nazi) and has never been right wing .
The nazis and soviets were allies during much of the 30's. The commies in the Garment Worker's union which was predominantly Jewish at the time would "reassure" the Jewish rank and file not to worry about reports of Jews in Germany and nazi occupied parts of Poland receiving harsh treatment, Uncle Joe Stalin was going to straighten out shitler after he "took care of some business" in Eastern Europe. When WW2 initially broke out, the commie apparatchiks here fought tooth and nail to maintain our neutrality. UNTIL the nazis turned on the soviets, immediately they were looking for ANY excuse to get us involved, allying with the soviets. The attack on Pearl Harbor must've triggered the world's largest spontaneous orgasm among the commies and their sympathizers.

[Steely Tom]

Shouldn’t CAIR and the SPLC be launching a joint project to warn the religious minority in question that further terrorist attacks against innocent Americans might touch off a dangerous reaction against their people?

[Texas Eagle]

Civil rights group, my big blue eyes. The SPLC is the grandfather of all race baiting poverty pimps.

[blam]

"The SPLC is the grandfather of all race baiting poverty pimps."

Morris Dees ought to be in prison.

[Nateman]

[aquila48]

What a moronic headline... How about instead the truth, such as:

“Worldwide Muslim violence responsible for backlash against Muslims”

[Texas Eagle]

Amen to that.

[central_va]

Civil rights groups are expressing concern that a wave of anti-Muslim sentiment is fueling the growth of right wing extremism across the United States,

Part of me says that this wouldn't be such a bad thing.

[hal ogen]

These leftist freaks should self-exile. This country would be better off without these malignancies.

[snarkytart]

More BS. Fake hate crimes don’t count!

[sargon]

"What we are seeing in America right now is the mainstreaming of hate," Hooper said. "Extremists feel empowered now because they think that they have the president on their side."

This is absolutely incredible.

About the only thing the Left does nowadays is foment hatred towards conservatives, and—of course—simultaneously project what they're guilty of in order to manufacture phony accusations against them.

It's amazing that this tactic ever worked, but its effectiveness continues to wane with each passing news cycle. The Propaganda Media—with their 24/7/365 Fake News—is an absolute laughingstock with zero remaining credibility. Only the most ignorant poltroons continue to be affected by it, and they must be enlightened by the rest of us at every possible opportunity.

President Trump and his supporters must tirelessly remind the People about the Uniparty Swamp's Fake News, and we must shrewdly offer intelligent, viable alternatives intended to counter the propaganda which is constantly being pumped into those who remain impressionable.

[fortes fortuna juvat]

Listen up, civil rights groups. If you morons don’t soon rein in the radical Left, you’re going to see extremism like you’ve never even imagined, because the Right is locked and loaded and is anxiously awaiting the sound of the guns.

[publius911]

US civil rights groups worry anti-Muslim sentiment is fueling right-wing extremism.

And the problem with that is?

[Lady Heron]

What right wing extremism????

[TigersEye]

Horror as 250 Christian kids 'kneaded in a dough mixer'

Liberal Pro-Muslim Sentiment Is Fueling Anti-Liberal Sentiment

[JPJones]

“... the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)”

When and where does their baseball team practice?

[a fool in paradise]

The same presstitutes are supportive of the ACLU chasing Judeo-Christian references from public and applaud the anti-Christian “Satanist” groups in public schools.

Seems the press wants to see “anti-theocracy” protests and activism only when it suits their agenda.

[datricker]

I certainly hope so islam is icky evil bad. Please advocate its destruction at every opportunity it needs to made anathema which it is. There is no future of free will with Muslims and their cult.