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MAGA’s 'nonsense' obsession growing increasingly unhinged: analysis
MAGA Republicans revive unfounded fears of Shariah law to energize their base despite no evidence, continuing a trend seen between 2011 and 2015, analysts say.
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MAGA revives bizarre 'old threat' as current 'boogeymen' fall flat: analyst
After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Republican then-President George W. Bush made it clear that he didn't blame Islam in general for al-Qaeda's violence. Bush described Islam as a "great religion," drawing a clear distinction between non-violent Muslims and Islamist terrorism.But fear-mongering over Islamist "Shariah law" is common on the far right. Former Rep. Michelle Bachman (R-Minnesota) was obsessed with "Shariah law" during Barack Obama's pr…
MAGA’s 'nonsense' obsession growing increasingly unhinged: analysis
After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Republican then-President George W. Bush made it clear that he didn't blame Islam in general for al-Qaeda's violence. Bush described Islam as a "great religion," drawing a clear distinction between non-violent Muslims and Islamist terrorism. But fear-mongering over Islamist "Shariah law" is common on the far right. Former Rep. Michelle Bachman (R-Minnesota) was obsessed with "Shariah law" during Barack Obama's p…
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