Why jihad watch

This is most commonly done through accusations of those entities acting as secret operatives to destroy the West. Spencer is known to have associations with European racists and neo-fascists. However, he claims that his contact with them is merely incidental. On June 25, , Spencer and Geller were banned from Britain after planning to attend a rally organized by the English Defence League, an anti-Muslim extremist group.

Breivik believed that Islam was destroying Western civilization. This would not be the only racist piece of writing associated with Spencer. The book has been translated into English and published in the United States five times, with its most recent publisher being The Social Contract Press , a white nationalist publication founded by Tanton. That is the sole and only reason. There are, in short, very good reasons to be an Islamophobe, that is, to be concerned about Islam for the devastation that it brings into the lives of human beings both Muslim and non-Muslim.

It is not hatred and bigotry to be the right kind of Islamophobe; indeed, the only chance for the survival of free societies into the latter part of the twenty-first century may be if large numbers of people join me in becoming this kind of unrepentant Islamophobe.

Search splcenter. About Robert Spencer. Key takeaways A career anti-Muslim figure, Spencer has devoted much of his life to writing books, countless articles, and producing other content all with the goal of vilifying and maligning Muslims and the Islamic faith. Dan Rainville, The Evening Sun. Spencer responded to charges apparently made by Todd Green, a speaker at the college on Sunday night, on several occasions.

The school scheduled Green, an associate professor of religious studies at Luther College, to make remarks and give students the choice in listening to opposing voices on the issue. Green did not think Gettysburg College should have felt obligated to host Spencer in the name of free speech. MacKenzie thought that Young Americans for Freedom, a conservative youth activist organization that requested Spencer come to campus, deserved to have their voices heard.

He is reluctant to generalize too much; nevertheless he maintains the notion that these men are angry and frustrated people who feel neglected when their opinion is not heard. This almost always turns into a search for someone to blame.

This frequently leads to attempts to guess what media figures the killers in question may have followed, putting those figures on the defensive. That defense is much harder when the terrorist himself cites your work explicitly.

Such is the position that Robert Spencer, director of the blog Jihad Watch, now finds himself. People are also reading…. Related to this story. Location moved after bishop cancels appearance of Jihad Watch blogger. Watch Now: Related Video. Afghanistan war vets help refugees resettle in US. Biden salutes veterans as the 'spine of America'.

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