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Treatment of Mamdani shows Islamophobia is still socially acceptable
The Hill ^ | 11/01/25 1:00 PM ET | Zainab Chaudry

Posted on 11/02/2025 2:26:49 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

There is a hatred in America that still dares to speak its name — loudly, publicly, and without fear of consequence. It doesn’t hide behind euphemisms or coded language. It mocks, it smears and it flourishes in the open. That hatred is Islamophobia. Today, it remains one of the last socially and publicly acceptable forms of bigotry.

Muslims are a community that leading political figures can still slander on air, that journalists can frame as suspect by default, and that candidates can use as props in their culture-war campaigns without major consequences or jeopardizing their careers.

Recently, Andrew Cuomo, New York City mayoral candidate and the former governor of New York, went on conservative radio, and remarked, “God forbid, another 9/11, can you imagine Mamdani in the seat?” referring to assemblymember and fellow New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. His host Sid Rosenberg responded, “He’d be cheering.” Cuomo chuckled and added, “That’s another problem.”

Two grown men, both long-time fixtures in New York’s media and political ecosystem, casually and publicly imagined a Muslim lawmaker “cheering” during a mass-casualty terror attack, simply because of his faith, and they treated it like small talk. The insinuation is vile and dehumanizing — that an elected official would celebrate the slaughter of his fellow New Yorkers just because he is Muslim.

Even CNN’s Dana Bash reportedly could not resist framing Mamdani as a “controversial candidate” who, if elected, would be New York City’s first Muslim mayor “on the 25th anniversary of 9/11” — provocatively manufacturing a connection between his faith identity and the terror attacks.

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TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections; US: New York; War on Terror
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1 posted on 11/02/2025 2:26:49 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

A “phobia” is an irrational fear. There is nothing irrational about fearing Muslims.

Details here:

https://www.thereligionofpeace.com/


2 posted on 11/02/2025 2:30:04 PM PST by Fresh Wind (Charlie Kirk: "If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I’m sure the next article will be about how it is socially acceptable to criticize Christians. (sarc)


3 posted on 11/02/2025 2:30:59 PM PST by aimhigh (1 John 3:23 "And THIS is His commandment . . . . ")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Islamophobia - they’ve earned it! And I would not call it a phobia …. It is knowledge of and respect of their history. And prep to counter it.


4 posted on 11/02/2025 2:33:53 PM PST by Rummyfan (Ok In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support lthe civilized man.👨 )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

And FU Zainab Choudry!


5 posted on 11/02/2025 2:34:33 PM PST by Rummyfan (Ok In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support lthe civilized man.👨 )
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To: Rummyfan

Islamaphobia is a made up word so they could get away with what they are/were doing.


6 posted on 11/02/2025 2:34:52 PM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: Fresh Wind

OMG, have they completely forgotten 9/11 and the other atrocities and acts of terrorism perpetrated here in the name of Islam? Islamics shouldn’t even be allowed to step foot in the country as far as I’m concerned. Call it bigotry all they want, I call it self preservation. I don’t want stinking rotten Islam anywhere near me and mine.


7 posted on 11/02/2025 2:35:26 PM PST by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man, but it's ok---- I wasn't married to it.)
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There shouldn’t be a single muslim in America.


8 posted on 11/02/2025 2:35:42 PM PST by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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60s generation decided to ditch Christianity and to make ‘diversity’ the national religion. Any and all who questioned it were heretics who must be silenced, fired from jobs, ostracized from society.

So here we are.


9 posted on 11/02/2025 2:40:23 PM PST by imabadboy99
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To: aimhigh

That hatred is Islamophobia. Today, it remains one of the last socially and publicly acceptable forms of bigotry.


I’m pretty sure that ‘hatred’ of white men is still quite socially and publicly acceptable. In any case dislike of Islam seems to be a rational choice, especially for Christians, Hindus, and any who unfortunately find themselves under muslim rule and control. I will never vote for one.


10 posted on 11/02/2025 2:40:52 PM PST by hanamizu
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Same playbook as Zer0- if you opposed anything he did, you were racist.

Now if you oppose commieMamdani, you are an islamophobe.

We should all laugh in their faces.


11 posted on 11/02/2025 2:41:40 PM PST by Reddy (BO stinks)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Islam must be exterminated.


12 posted on 11/02/2025 2:42:44 PM PST by Bikkuri
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Islamophobia is a term used like “homophobia” to intimidate those who might correctly identify things that are an existential threat, deviancy, or both.


13 posted on 11/02/2025 2:43:05 PM PST by Disambiguator
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Why keep posting The Hill? They’ve gone off the deep end.


14 posted on 11/02/2025 2:43:15 PM PST by Ge0ffrey
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Shout out to Charles Martel!


15 posted on 11/02/2025 2:44:48 PM PST by 2nd Amendment
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I treat him like he deserves.

HE’S A LIAR!!!


16 posted on 11/02/2025 2:45:43 PM PST by airborne (Thank you Rush for helping me find FreeRepublic! )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Socialists are communist deserve no quarter!!!!


17 posted on 11/02/2025 2:48:07 PM PST by bantam
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The Hill is trash and this article is islamic Taqiyya.


18 posted on 11/02/2025 2:48:28 PM PST by SpaceBar
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Fear no, hate yes! If Islamaphobia can mean hating a terrorist, murderous belief system like Islam, then yes, I hate Islam.


19 posted on 11/02/2025 2:48:31 PM PST by JesusIsLord
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

socially acceptable?

more like expected normal thought behavior!


20 posted on 11/02/2025 2:49:34 PM PST by TexasFreeper2009
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