criticism of Islam on the internet, which it defines as ‘hate speech,’ can lead to violence<http://www.barenakedislam.com/2014/05/08/muslims-against-the-first-amendment-concoct-a-report-saying-criticism-of-islam-on-the-internet-which-it-defines-as-hate-speech-can-lead-to-violence/> ---- Anti-Muslim attitudes seem to have increased in tandem with an organized campaign to vilify the Muslim-American community as a threat to the United States. These anti-Muslim activists raise and spend tens of millions of dollars each year to spread their message, more than tripling their funding between 2001 and 2009.[viii] Anti-Islamic legislation developed and promoted by this movement has been proposed in 29 state legislatures and enacted in seven states.[ix] A clever analysis by sociologist Christopher A. Bail, using plagiarism-detection software, documented how anti-Islamic themes from these groups’ press releases have crept into mainstream media coverage.[x]
Conservatives have been particularly likely to shift toward anti-Islamic views. In the American National Election Studies, the gap between liberals and conservatives in “thermometer” ratings toward Muslims doubled between 2004 and 2012. In 2012, conservatives were twice as likely to report negative ratings as liberals. Even controlling statistically for conservatism, respondents who regularly watched Fox News or listened to conservative talk radio were 50 percent more likely than other respondents to express negative “thermometer” ratings toward Muslims. It is important not to exaggerate the rise in anti-Islamic views of the American public. Most Americans still express positive views about Muslim-Americans, and most politicians have distanced themselves from anti-Islamic extremists and policies. Still, it’s clear that the rise in negative attitudes toward Muslim-Americans poses a challenge to America’s self-image as a nation committed to religious freedom. Americans who promote the rights of religious minorities in other countries should be worried about developments in the United States as well. On Thursday, May 8, 2014 10:18:57 AM UTC-5, Travis wrote: > > > > > > BareNakedIslam posted: "A new report shows that 'Islamophobia' is > metastasizing on the Internet. After anti-Muslim sentiment crystallized in > 2010 around the proposed Ground Zero Victory Mosque in Manhattan, there’s > been a sharp increase in such feelings. The Progressive (aka Th" > > New post on *BARE NAKED ISLAM* > <http://www.barenakedislam.com/?author=1> Muslims against the First > Amendment concoct a report saying criticism of Islam on the internet, which > it defines as ‘hate speech,’ can lead to > violence<http://www.barenakedislam.com/2014/05/08/muslims-against-the-first-amendment-concoct-a-report-saying-criticism-of-islam-on-the-internet-which-it-defines-as-hate-speech-can-lead-to-violence/> > by > BareNakedIslam <http://www.barenakedislam.com/?author=1> > > A new report shows that 'Islamophobia' is metastasizing on the Internet. > After anti-Muslim sentiment crystallized in 2010 around the proposed Ground > Zero Victory Mosque in Manhattan, there’s been a sharp increase in such > feelings. The Progressive (aka The Communist) “In recent years, we have > seen hate groups and anti-Muslim activists use the Internet and social > media […] > > Read more of this > post<http://www.barenakedislam.com/2014/05/08/muslims-against-the-first-amendment-concoct-a-report-saying-criticism-of-islam-on-the-internet-which-it-defines-as-hate-speech-can-lead-to-violence/> > *BareNakedIslam <http://www.barenakedislam.com/?author=1>* | May 8, > 2014 at 12:57 am | Categories: Islam in > America<http://www.barenakedislam.com/?taxonomy=category&term=islam-in-america>| > URL: > http://wp.me/p276zM-13Zn > > > Comment<http://www.barenakedislam.com/2014/05/08/muslims-against-the-first-amendment-concoct-a-report-saying-criticism-of-islam-on-the-internet-which-it-defines-as-hate-speech-can-lead-to-violence/#respond> > > See all > comments<http://www.barenakedislam.com/2014/05/08/muslims-against-the-first-amendment-concoct-a-report-saying-criticism-of-islam-on-the-internet-which-it-defines-as-hate-speech-can-lead-to-violence/#comments> > > > > Unsubscribe<https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=7f89380f46003915c34c2cdd2b126a38&email=bovinescatologists%40gmail.com&b=LSVHdFBj%3DD1qg%7Ekd5%5D0%2F%5BsAnpP4GhG9Z9aDB%5DmtHP1-xb%3FjbvVK>to > no longer receive posts from BARE NAKED ISLAM. > Change your email settings at Manage > Subscriptions<https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=7f89380f46003915c34c2cdd2b126a38&email=bovinescatologists%40gmail.com>. > > > > *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your browser: > > http://www.barenakedislam.com/2014/05/08/muslims-against-the-first-amendment-concoct-a-report-saying-criticism-of-islam-on-the-internet-which-it-defines-as-hate-speech-can-lead-to-violence/ > > > > > > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
