The book "Scapegoat" released May 17 mentions how powerful people like Donald Trump fuel the flames of modern day fascism.
Trump is a huge contributor to a dark ignorance that misleads people to commit heinous crimes toward others simple based on their race, religion, gender or anything that differs from simple minded fascists and racist who care only about money, power and their race and gender.
Trump is far from alone in promoting fear and hate to the American masses, and the book on Islamophobia, "Scapegoat" by Arsalan Iftikhar more then points this out.
"Scapegoat" is a solid short afternoon read that has some really interesting facts, but what I liked most about the book was that the author, Iftikhar promotes the reader(s) to think for themselves, something few religions promote, including the Muslim and Christian faiths.
"Scapegoat" is about how too many people fear Muslim Americans and how U.S. citizens have way too much fear over terrorism. Yes, some hard core Muslims have committed extremely horrible mass murders in the name of their God which Iftikhar mentions. The San Bernardino mass murdering of 14 people in December 2015 and the Paris killings also in December that same year which yielded a 130 deaths by a Muslim extremist.
I still have no fear toward a Muslim, because as horrifying and tragic as the above mentioned incidents were, I know I still have much more of a chance of killing myself then being killed by a terrorist. The simple facts remain; since 9/11 till February of 2012, 11 Muslims have committed terrorist acts on American soil, during that same span of time, more than 300,000 people willing took their own lives. http://blogs.cfr.org/zenko/2012/02/24/america-is-a-safe-place/
People are always going to feed into the lies and fears the government feeds us. In the 1600s, killing non-Christians, burning them alive was a loving and Godly thing to do for too many Americans. If you go back thousands of years ago, it's in the Bible, killing a person in cold blood for simple working on their own land on a Sunday, God's day of rest was a Christian thing to do.
Muslim extremist, as well as Christian ones are not alone in their scary and dangerous actions. The carnivals of death from the past have come alive in our times via the mass shootings and bombings of innocent people. The sick souls, the extremist of any belief will always continue to justify mass murder, it's a sad permanent series of novels in human history.
'In God We Trust.' These words are on every American coin and paper bill. Americans, white peoples God from the Bible condone the senseless and cold blooded killing of non Christians;
"I came not to send peace, but a sword," Jesus said. Matthew 10;34.
"I am come to send fire on on the Earth and what will I, if it be already kindled? Jesus said, Luke 12;49.
Christianity is self centered and condones killing others who simple feel and think different from you, non of this stuff in Hinduism, the Hindu's preach peace and love, Hinduism by far for me if I had to chose a religion at gun point.
"Scapegoat" really ignites the mind and eliminates stupid fears for the real thinkers of the world. One thing the author completely left out of the book, was the mass shooting at the night club in Orlando Florida in June by Muslim extremist Omar Mateen. Mateen's mass murderous act left 49 people dead at the gay night club, which to date is the largest single mass shooting in U.S. history. The Bible condemns gay people too, it's OK to rape women, as long as their virgins, but peaceful souls in the minority with their sexual preference are evil in the hearts and minds of dark ignorant souls.
...the LORD commanded Moses, and they slew all the males...(Numbers 31;7)
"Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him, But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves", Moses said. Numbers 31; 17, 18. Red Letter King James Holy Bible.
"Scapegoat" only mentioned the Luke and Matthew quotes. Three and a half stars for this book, it's enlightening.
