There was a time when acts of hatred and bigotry occurring within ethnic communities in the United States would bring people of all colors and religions together to express their solidarity. But that’s not so in Trump’s America. While Minnesota’s Muslim community is still reeling from the Saturday bombing of a mosque in Bloomington, they are also dealing with hateful Internet trolls who are celebrating the incident.
Muslim groups in the United States are offering rewards of $10,000 for information on suspects responsible for the bombing of a mosque in Minnesota on Saturday.
An explosion occurred at the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, early on Saturday as worshippers were arriving for morning prayers. No one was injured in the explosion.
The FBI is currently investigating the bombing, which Gov. Mark Dayton has referred to as a hate crime and an act of terrorism. “The destruction done to this sacred site is just unthinkable, unforgivable. I hope and pray the perpetrator will be caught and prosecuted to the full extent of the law.”
The FBI said Saturday that the explosion had been caused by an improvised explosive device (IED). The mosque suffered fire and smoke damage as a result of the explosion; the office of the mosque’s imam was heavily damaged, with windows being shattered either by the explosion or another object that was thrown through the windows.
Muslims in America have experienced all sorts of vile, hateful, and racist rhetoric since 9/11. They’ve been the victims of numerous hate crimes which are on the rise and have spiked since the November presidential election, in what researchers call The Trump Effect. And now, hideous racists have come crawling out from under rocks and won’t even allow them a moment to grieve the loss of a sacred place in their community. Nope. Undeterred from their mission to make America white again, these racists couldn’t wait for the chance to be gleeful and cheer on this act of cowardice.
[The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations] said that its Facebook page had been inundated with anti-Muslim messages since the mosque bombing and its offer of a $10,000 reward. The group shared pictures of messages sent by people celebrating the incident. One read: “Blow up all mosques. Muslim fairy tales have no place inside the United States.” Another said: “If they find this person they should give him a medal.”
And their president, with his Muslim ban, has remained completely silent about it.
This is a sobering reminder of where we are as a country. Racism, xenophobia, and hatred are now openly American values. They’ve always been part of the fabric of America, but we at least imagined ourselves as better than this. Not anymore: the thin veneer which made it unacceptable to be openly racist is completely gone. And our current administration is leading the way.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/20...-Minnesota-while-Trump-stays-silent#read-more
Muslim groups in the United States are offering rewards of $10,000 for information on suspects responsible for the bombing of a mosque in Minnesota on Saturday.
An explosion occurred at the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, early on Saturday as worshippers were arriving for morning prayers. No one was injured in the explosion.
The FBI is currently investigating the bombing, which Gov. Mark Dayton has referred to as a hate crime and an act of terrorism. “The destruction done to this sacred site is just unthinkable, unforgivable. I hope and pray the perpetrator will be caught and prosecuted to the full extent of the law.”
The FBI said Saturday that the explosion had been caused by an improvised explosive device (IED). The mosque suffered fire and smoke damage as a result of the explosion; the office of the mosque’s imam was heavily damaged, with windows being shattered either by the explosion or another object that was thrown through the windows.
Muslims in America have experienced all sorts of vile, hateful, and racist rhetoric since 9/11. They’ve been the victims of numerous hate crimes which are on the rise and have spiked since the November presidential election, in what researchers call The Trump Effect. And now, hideous racists have come crawling out from under rocks and won’t even allow them a moment to grieve the loss of a sacred place in their community. Nope. Undeterred from their mission to make America white again, these racists couldn’t wait for the chance to be gleeful and cheer on this act of cowardice.
[The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations] said that its Facebook page had been inundated with anti-Muslim messages since the mosque bombing and its offer of a $10,000 reward. The group shared pictures of messages sent by people celebrating the incident. One read: “Blow up all mosques. Muslim fairy tales have no place inside the United States.” Another said: “If they find this person they should give him a medal.”
And their president, with his Muslim ban, has remained completely silent about it.
This is a sobering reminder of where we are as a country. Racism, xenophobia, and hatred are now openly American values. They’ve always been part of the fabric of America, but we at least imagined ourselves as better than this. Not anymore: the thin veneer which made it unacceptable to be openly racist is completely gone. And our current administration is leading the way.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/20...-Minnesota-while-Trump-stays-silent#read-more
