[LINK] "The Curious Islamophobic Politics of Dem Congressmember Tulsi Gabbard"

[rfmcdpei]

Alternet's Zaid Jilani describes how Tulsi Gabbard, a Democratic congressperson from Hawaii who came out in support of Sanders, is also intimately tied up with the Hindutva movement.

“Meet the Democrat Who’s Not Afraid to Criticize President Obama on ISIS,” intones a recent ABC News headline. The story describes remarks by Hawaii Rep. Tulsi

Comments

[robby]

You're hung up the the suffix "phobia", people that maintain that violent jihad is a threat, don't "fear" muslims. You also often brand anyone that doesn't hold your gay advocacy views a homophobe.

[timgueguen]

That's the title of the quoted article.

[robby]

Reprinting propaganda is the same thing. Gabbert takes exception to the Obama administration's deliberate ignorance of radical evangelism as the vector that is spreading violent jihad throughout the world.

This article vilified her for speaking the truth about a critical issue.

[rfmcdpei]

That qupte is the title of the article. Regarding the content, I wpuld suggest that there are better ways to deal with radicla Islam than to resort to an exclusivist religious nationalism.

I have no idea what you are talking about re: your second point. Can you provide examples?

[anonymous]

Emigrant politics are strange everywhere at all times. I'd bet strongly that Gabbard doesn't understand most of the context around the BJP. It's like Irish-American support for Sinn Fein and the IRA.

The article itself by Zaid Jilani is rather nuanced; more than you'd think from the above excerpt.

Noel