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Meet Michele Fiore.
The very same Michele Fiore who sent out Christmas cards featuring her family, with many many guns. Many guns. Even the small child is wielding a gun. Because you know, that's how they roll.
Michele is an elected Republican lawmaker for the State of Nevada.
That quote is what she said on radio on the topic of Syrian refugees.
Michele is a tad upset that she was left off a letter, calling for the refusal of accepting Syrian refugees in Nevada. One might wonder why an elected official was left off the letter... The reason she was left off the letter is demonstrated in her comments on said radio show:
That's right. Michele wants to fly to France and murder Syrian refugees, and who knows, possibly with one of the many guns Michele is obsessed with.
The lunacy of the anti-Muslim tirade of the Right knows no bounds. Now we have an elected official showing a desire to commit mass murder and openly saying it on radio.
Under normal circumstances, such hateful comments should be reported more widely. However it appears as though her murderous rhetoric was overshadowed by the Right's front-runner, Trump. Or perhaps this is so common from the Right, that few would raise an eyebrow at such comments.
The last few weeks has seen Trump virtually fall over his own feet, ramping up anti Muslim rhetoric.
From saying that Muslims should be made to carry special ID's to identify them as Muslims and/or keeping a special database just for Muslims in America, to saying that if he is President, he would seek out and kill family members of terrorists, be they innocent men, women or children.
Which led a leading Israeli terrorism expert to comment that such actions would be tantamount to a war-crime.
Not content, Trump went further.
A slip in the poll saw him ramp up the anti-Muslim rhetoric by issuing an official campaign statement, declaring that all Muslims should be banned from entering the US. When questioned whether this would include Muslim Americans who have traveled overseas, Trump responded by saying "everyone".
His comments are so ludicrous that the Times of Israel, of all publications, released an article about this today, with a photo of Trump, looking like he was giving a Nazi salute.
As Jill Colvin from the Times of Israel notes:
Well, since Trump has advised that his ban would apply to everyone who identifies as Muslim, I guess that answers that question.
Salon's Scott Kaufman noted that while the Times of Israel's image of Trump is somewhat unfair, however, they feel strongly enough and concerned enough about the anti-Muslim rhetoric that they have decided to fight dirty.
And they would know. All too well. History has shown us what happens all too well.
While there is a need to talk about and tackle the radicalisation of Muslims who then feel the need to join ISIS or commit terrorist acts, in doing so, we should also be talking about and tackling the radicalisation of the Right in America and elsewhere. Because when elected officials feel comfortable and confident enough to declare they wish to commit mass murder of innocent refugees because of where they are from and because of their religious affiliations, and when a Presidential candidate can feel comfortable enough to garner support for declaring policies that would be at home in Nazi Germany, then it is clear that the cat is well out of the bag and we are entering a dangerous and terrifying new age.
The very same Michele Fiore who sent out Christmas cards featuring her family, with many many guns. Many guns. Even the small child is wielding a gun. Because you know, that's how they roll.
Michele is an elected Republican lawmaker for the State of Nevada.
That quote is what she said on radio on the topic of Syrian refugees.
Michele is a tad upset that she was left off a letter, calling for the refusal of accepting Syrian refugees in Nevada. One might wonder why an elected official was left off the letter... The reason she was left off the letter is demonstrated in her comments on said radio show:
Co-host: Why aren’t the conservatives signed onto this letter? What reason could you guys possibly to not want to sign a letter saying (Fiore interrupts, “right”)—hey, unscreened refugees bad idea for Nevada.
Fiore: Right.
Co-host: So, why? Why on earth, Michele, would you not sign this letter?
Fiore: Because we didn’t know anything about the letter. Nor did we get invited to be on the letter. So, Chuck Muth calls me and I was out-of-state, handling some other stuff, and he says, “Michele, what the hell is wrong with you? Why isn’t your signature on this letter?” I’m like, Chuck, calm down. What are you talking about? (co-host interrupts, “sounds like Chuck”) What are you talking about? He’s like, “the Syrian refugees.” I’m like, what are you kidding me? (laughter) I’m about to fly to Paris and shoot ‘em in the head myself! (laughter)
I mean, I am not OK with Syrian refugees. I’m not OK with terrorists. You know, I’m OK with putting them down, blacking them out, just put a piece of brass in their ocular cavity and end their miserable life.
Fiore: Right.
Co-host: So, why? Why on earth, Michele, would you not sign this letter?
Fiore: Because we didn’t know anything about the letter. Nor did we get invited to be on the letter. So, Chuck Muth calls me and I was out-of-state, handling some other stuff, and he says, “Michele, what the hell is wrong with you? Why isn’t your signature on this letter?” I’m like, Chuck, calm down. What are you talking about? (co-host interrupts, “sounds like Chuck”) What are you talking about? He’s like, “the Syrian refugees.” I’m like, what are you kidding me? (laughter) I’m about to fly to Paris and shoot ‘em in the head myself! (laughter)
I mean, I am not OK with Syrian refugees. I’m not OK with terrorists. You know, I’m OK with putting them down, blacking them out, just put a piece of brass in their ocular cavity and end their miserable life.
That's right. Michele wants to fly to France and murder Syrian refugees, and who knows, possibly with one of the many guns Michele is obsessed with.
The lunacy of the anti-Muslim tirade of the Right knows no bounds. Now we have an elected official showing a desire to commit mass murder and openly saying it on radio.
Under normal circumstances, such hateful comments should be reported more widely. However it appears as though her murderous rhetoric was overshadowed by the Right's front-runner, Trump. Or perhaps this is so common from the Right, that few would raise an eyebrow at such comments.
The last few weeks has seen Trump virtually fall over his own feet, ramping up anti Muslim rhetoric.
From saying that Muslims should be made to carry special ID's to identify them as Muslims and/or keeping a special database just for Muslims in America, to saying that if he is President, he would seek out and kill family members of terrorists, be they innocent men, women or children.
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said Wednesday that his administration would try to “take out” terrorists’ families, in addition to the militants themselves.
“With the terrorists, you have to take out their families,” Trump said during a “Fox & Friends” interview.
He argued that such tactics were necessary because the terrorists claim to not care about their own lives.
“When you get these terrorists, you have to take out their families,” he repeated. “They care about their lives, don’t kid yourselves. But they say they don’t care about their lives. You have to take out their families.”
“With the terrorists, you have to take out their families,” Trump said during a “Fox & Friends” interview.
He argued that such tactics were necessary because the terrorists claim to not care about their own lives.
“When you get these terrorists, you have to take out their families,” he repeated. “They care about their lives, don’t kid yourselves. But they say they don’t care about their lives. You have to take out their families.”
Which led a leading Israeli terrorism expert to comment that such actions would be tantamount to a war-crime.
Not content, Trump went further.
A slip in the poll saw him ramp up the anti-Muslim rhetoric by issuing an official campaign statement, declaring that all Muslims should be banned from entering the US. When questioned whether this would include Muslim Americans who have traveled overseas, Trump responded by saying "everyone".
His comments are so ludicrous that the Times of Israel, of all publications, released an article about this today, with a photo of Trump, looking like he was giving a Nazi salute.
As Jill Colvin from the Times of Israel notes:
There are, for example, more than 5,800 servicemen and women on active U.S. military duty and in the reserves who self-identify as Muslim and could be assigned to serve overseas.
Trump was also unclear on whether his ban would apply to Muslim allies in the fight against Islamic State militants.
Ari Fleischer, a former aide to Republican President George W. Bush, tweeted, “Under Trump, the King Abdullah of Jordan, who is fighting ISIS, won’t be allowed in the US to talk about how to fight ISIS.”
Trump was also unclear on whether his ban would apply to Muslim allies in the fight against Islamic State militants.
Ari Fleischer, a former aide to Republican President George W. Bush, tweeted, “Under Trump, the King Abdullah of Jordan, who is fighting ISIS, won’t be allowed in the US to talk about how to fight ISIS.”
Well, since Trump has advised that his ban would apply to everyone who identifies as Muslim, I guess that answers that question.
Salon's Scott Kaufman noted that while the Times of Israel's image of Trump is somewhat unfair, however, they feel strongly enough and concerned enough about the anti-Muslim rhetoric that they have decided to fight dirty.
The photograph’s caption is particularly telling, by which of course, we mean damning: “Republican Presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks during the 2016 Republican Jewish Coalition Presidential Candidates Forum.”
Is the photograph entirely fair? Of course not. But in the wake of Trump’s statements about miserly, money-wary Jews, it shouldn’t be surprising that the Israeli press has decided to remove the kid gloves and start fighting dirty.
Trump will insist that the Anti-Defamation League “cleared” him of making any anti-Semitic remarks last week, but unfortunately for Trump, last week was last week, and tonight the ADL released a statement saying that “in the Jewish community, we know all too well what can happen when a particular religious group is singled out for stereotyping and scapegoating. We also know that this country must not give into fear by turning its back on its fundamental values, even at a time of great crisis.”
The director of the American Jewish Committee, David Harris, was even more blunt in his assessment, saying that “as Jews who are now observing Hanukkah, a holiday that celebrates a small religious minority’s right to live unmolested, we are deeply disturbed by the nativist racism inherent in the candidate’s latest remarks. You don’t need to go back to the Hanukkah story to see the horrific results of religious persecution; religious stereotyping of this sort has been tried often, inevitably with disastrous results.”
Is the photograph entirely fair? Of course not. But in the wake of Trump’s statements about miserly, money-wary Jews, it shouldn’t be surprising that the Israeli press has decided to remove the kid gloves and start fighting dirty.
Trump will insist that the Anti-Defamation League “cleared” him of making any anti-Semitic remarks last week, but unfortunately for Trump, last week was last week, and tonight the ADL released a statement saying that “in the Jewish community, we know all too well what can happen when a particular religious group is singled out for stereotyping and scapegoating. We also know that this country must not give into fear by turning its back on its fundamental values, even at a time of great crisis.”
The director of the American Jewish Committee, David Harris, was even more blunt in his assessment, saying that “as Jews who are now observing Hanukkah, a holiday that celebrates a small religious minority’s right to live unmolested, we are deeply disturbed by the nativist racism inherent in the candidate’s latest remarks. You don’t need to go back to the Hanukkah story to see the horrific results of religious persecution; religious stereotyping of this sort has been tried often, inevitably with disastrous results.”
And they would know. All too well. History has shown us what happens all too well.
While there is a need to talk about and tackle the radicalisation of Muslims who then feel the need to join ISIS or commit terrorist acts, in doing so, we should also be talking about and tackling the radicalisation of the Right in America and elsewhere. Because when elected officials feel comfortable and confident enough to declare they wish to commit mass murder of innocent refugees because of where they are from and because of their religious affiliations, and when a Presidential candidate can feel comfortable enough to garner support for declaring policies that would be at home in Nazi Germany, then it is clear that the cat is well out of the bag and we are entering a dangerous and terrifying new age.
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