Joe McCarthy that is. Well the communists must be breathing a sigh of relief that they aren't the enemy anymore (of course that permanently went away with communist China buying our debt). Although there are those like Christine O'Donnell. The nation now can focus on the Muslims. It seems that we always need a great Satan
The irrational fear of Muslims reminds me of the use of the irrational fear of "communists" by Senator Joseph McCarthy. His tactics became known as McCarthyism: a "demagogic, reckless, and unsubstantiated accusations, as well as public attacks on the character or patriotism of political opponents." [Wikipedia]. The Muslims seem to be the new communists.
US Representative King (R-NY) will be the new Joe chairing a investigative (witch hunt) congressional committee - House Homeland Security Committee. New Joe's rationale: "Eric Holder is not saying he's staying awake at night because of what's coming from anti-abortion demonstrators or coming from environmental extremists or from Neo-Nazis. It's the radicalization right now in the Muslim community."
Representative King's committee and the fear raising right wingers extant in all political parties sounds in religious persecution. How ironic that there are in fact few differences between religions like Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Take a look at these charts Religion Facts, Christianity in View, and Religious Tolerance.
The Muslims are as part of the American society as are Christians and Jews. Their number varies from 1.7 million to 7 million depending on who is counting. [See Wikipedia.] Take a peek at the countries that have a Muslim majority. [Wikipedia.] Note too that doesn't mean that Islam is the state religion. Nor does it mean that Muslims are any more religious than Christians or Jews.
Is the new Joe going to investigate whether they are Sunni or Shi'a? How about the country of ancestral origin? Will he look the other way when the new bad guys are from Turkey?
Fortunately there is "[a] coalition of over 100 interfaith, nonprofit and governmental organizations that plan[s] to rally in New York City against a planned congressional hearing on Muslims' role in homegrown terrorism." [AP-Yahoo News].
Meet the new Joe
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