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1) “Scholar of Religions” @rezaaslan used genocidal rhetoric against Trump supporters yesterday.
He has not been suspended.
No public figures on the left - to my knowledge have condemned him.
This is beyond a “double standard.”
It’s pure, undistilled bigotry.
He has not been suspended.
No public figures on the left - to my knowledge have condemned him.
This is beyond a “double standard.”
It’s pure, undistilled bigotry.
@rezaaslan 2) Aslan’s language is unquestionably genocidal.
“Eradicate” - when referring to individuals or a group of people, not an ideology - is a call to destroy, to murder.
As is calling Kellyanne Conway - and the 63 million Americans who voted for Donald Trump - a “scourge.”
“Eradicate” - when referring to individuals or a group of people, not an ideology - is a call to destroy, to murder.
As is calling Kellyanne Conway - and the 63 million Americans who voted for Donald Trump - a “scourge.”
@rezaaslan 3) Here, Aslan tweeted obscenities at @IvankaTrump, accusing her of being a white supremacist - while she was criticizing white supremacy.
There is nothing Ivanka can do to persuade Aslan.
There’s nothing any Trump supporter can do.
Aslan HATES conservatives. All of them.
There is nothing Ivanka can do to persuade Aslan.
There’s nothing any Trump supporter can do.
Aslan HATES conservatives. All of them.
@rezaaslan @IvankaTrump 4) @rezaaslan has spent his career fighting against what he sees as unfair portrayals of Islam and Muslims.
He warns against “facile generalizations” about the faith.
He’s called such generalizations “the definition of bigotry.”
Ironic.
He warns against “facile generalizations” about the faith.
He’s called such generalizations “the definition of bigotry.”
Ironic.
@rezaaslan @IvankaTrump 5) By his own terms, Reza Aslan is a bigot.
Yet no progressive will identify him as such. Few see the inherent bigotry in calling ALL Trump supporters "white supremacists" or “white nationalist terror supporters.”
That moral blindness is a problem.
Yet no progressive will identify him as such. Few see the inherent bigotry in calling ALL Trump supporters "white supremacists" or “white nationalist terror supporters.”
That moral blindness is a problem.
@rezaaslan @IvankaTrump 6) In redefining racism as “prejudice plus power,” the left has created a memetic framework that excuses bigotry against white Americans.
I.e., “That’s prejudice, but not *racism.*”
That’s what underlied Sarah Jeong’s bigoted tweets.
And it underlies Reza Aslan’s hatred.
I.e., “That’s prejudice, but not *racism.*”
That’s what underlied Sarah Jeong’s bigoted tweets.
And it underlies Reza Aslan’s hatred.
@rezaaslan @IvankaTrump 7) The right can easily take a consistent anti-bigotry position. We believe in the fundamental dignity of the individual, no matter your race or creed.
We MUST demand the same of the left.
And until they demand the same of themselves, they are not fit to hold power.
FIN
We MUST demand the same of the left.
And until they demand the same of themselves, they are not fit to hold power.
FIN
