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#THREAD The other day in the Patriot Prayer Facebook group, a guy came home to see his son’s Muslim friend praying. He made the kid stop and asked the group if he was wrong to do so.
I think it provides a really good window into how Islamophobia works in the group and beyond.pic.twitter.com/vWmdRmZg7F
Many just said “your house, your rules.” From there, the Islamophobia was about as bad as it gets. “All Muslims are responsible for terrorism.” “Muslims will kill you if you don’t convert.” (Anybody remember ‘The Biblical Basis for War’?) “They stone women.”pic.twitter.com/juKCUwdvbE
But the one that fascinated me the most was “Islam is a religion, not a race.” It was like a mantra in the comments. It’s a talking point I hear over and over again, as if bigotry against a religion exonerates you from racism which exonerates you from bigotry in general.pic.twitter.com/JhNVdKeBG6
There were a few people who talked about it like a missed opportunity to convert or pray for the conversion of the Muslim kid.pic.twitter.com/c0Cu0YVdnq
There were more than a few people trying to split the difference. “You’re a bigot but it’s your house also Islam isn’t a race it’s a religion.pic.twitter.com/a3AQdb9utR
This interaction was fascinating to me. To me this shows what the difference between Christianity and Christian Supremacism is.pic.twitter.com/awxYWE8NqR
This is how interactions with people who advocated for tolerance typically went:pic.twitter.com/0Fo76zahkz
Calling Patriot Prayer an Islamophobic hate group isn’t a stretch. Gibson and company associate with Islamophobes regularly.https://twitter.com/Johnnthelefty/status/1134588849701523456 …
Gibson regularly makes up conspiracies about the Oregon branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.https://twitter.com/JohnSmithReads/status/1169495994456662016 …
Wonder if this is part of his legal strategy. Did Joey's lawyer create this chart?
pic.twitter.com/gCnVqzUS2uHere he is doing it again.https://twitter.com/JohnSmithReads/status/1194379463066181632 …
Actually if you want a good thread on Gibson’s CAIR bullshit read this straight from his followers’ mouths.https://twitter.com/AntiFashGordon/status/1127608675626049536 …
All of this is just to say again that yes, Patriot Prayer is a hate group. Gibson fosters these attitudes. People in-group who disagree with the bigotry are immediately met with Islamophobic retorts. The norm is talking about Muslims the way the Nazis talked about Jews.
Y’all want a kicker? Cause this quote’s such a good kicker. Gotta love the moderates in any group lolpic.twitter.com/3IH5Ta6gEK
I should have clarified at the beginning that I’m not sure if the author’s story is true or not. Either way, the bigotry and Christian supremacism on display here is very real.
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