Scapegoating
Love-Goating
In late 2015, there is a growing propensity in the United States for scapegoating Muslims. The reasons for this are complicated but my sense is that the growth has been fueled most recently by terrorist acts by Muslims with extreme ideologies in places like San Bernardino and Paris. Oh yeah, and the rise and persistence of ISIS has not helped either. Right now, it seems acceptable to many to blame all Muslims for all problems in the US. The message sounds to my ears to be this: if we can just get rid of the Muslims, then all will be well....
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