cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/26899243
To some extent, Mohamed Hussein knew he was preparing to enter the lion’s den.
But he made the decision to attend the Republican Party of Texas Convention to confirm for himself that he had a place in the GOP, even as members of the party have railed for months about the urgency of ending Sharia Law and the so-called “Islamification” of Texas.
What he found was a party that didn’t want him. He arrived with hope, but left in tears after being told explicitly that he should leave the country.
Hussein was among four Muslims, who arrived at the convention in earnest — not as protesters, but as delegates or attendees — to participate in the annual meeting of the state’s most hardlined Republicans as they vote on the party’s priorities and hear from GOP leaders. Two prevailing themes from the Houston gathering were party unity and combatting Sharia Law, a movement that veered into outright Islamophobia by members of the convention.
“When they say Sharia-free, that means Muslim-free, no practices of Islam,” Hussein said in an interview with The Texas Tribune. “No one is calling for the state to implement Sharia laws.”
Hussein said he was in disbelief that he was told to convert or leave — for the first time in his life — at a Republican convention with the tagline, “Unity drives victory.”
Gotta have a pretty smooth brain to not recognize a political party as racist when they’ve been brazenly racist for decades.
Conservative muslims in America do love to participate in the culture war bullshit which attracts them to lemming voting for Republicans.
Jews at nazi rally told to leave Nazi party, and nazi Germany
Teresa’s? And? Was anyone surprised? I mean, Nazi’s go Nazi and Nazi’s do nazi shit. I’m not surprised, I’m not even outraged anymore because it’s like being surprised that snakes do snake shit like biting you and injecting venom. It’s a “doh” thing
But Muslims at a GOP convention, that IS interesting, that does make you wonder
Jewish Nazis were a thing. They thought the antisemitism was just rhetoric to get votes.
Hitler sent them to the camps first.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_German_National_Jews
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Imagine being as delusional as someone who was Muslim and felt welcome in the GOP in 2026. Trump literally tried to create a “Muslim ban”. Were you not paying attention?
The idiot said he would continue to vote Republican, not delusional, a dumb ass
Were you not paying attention?
Think you just figured out how every Trump/GOP supporter became a Trump/GOP supporter.
or being LGBTQ+ and voting R, which is even more delusional. at least with muslim, which lean right in some cases.
She wept into her husband’s chest.
Halabi, a teacher, declined to say how she would vote in November, but said that she is a Republican and always votes.
This is why they get treated that way, because they’re going to show up and vote for them anyway.
It’s pathetic really. These people hate their existence and yet they continue to carry water for them. Useful idiot isn’t a strong enough descriptor.
So many immigrants support this lunacy. My old best friend’s family are all big Trump supporters—None of them were born here. Some have citizenship, and the others have green cards. The one’s who can vote, vote red.
It’s so fucking stupid.
pickme’s
Apparently not at this convention.
haha, yes indeed; that’s the thing about these people - they’re never gonna be embraced by the right. hell, Kaitlin Jenner is still trying to convince them she’s a good trans person, and all the other ones are the icky types. jfc…
Blue no matter what?
Blue no matter what?
Nah. Blue cuz they always govern better.
Hussein said he was in disbelief that he was told to convert or leave — for the first time in his life — at a Republican convention with the tagline, “Unity drives victory.”
Their idea of unity is not coming together despite differences, it’s an eradication of differences. They aren’t even hiding it. I have no idea why they are surprised.
“No, we meant to unite with US, not whatever weirdo religion you believe in”
they are hoping they are the exception to the rule.
But the group of Republican wannabe Muslims still won’t face their cognitive dissonance. I mean… There’s a reason they wanted to join the Republicans, after all…
Get them all CAT scans immediately
Can’t scan a void. Can’t have much there to support Trump
That makes early detection even more important!
The Republicans would get a lot more votes if they weren’t so racist. A lot of conservative racial minorities end up voting Democrat as a result.
Lol no they wouldn’t they’re the party of racism
Jeb understood this… He married a Latina and learned fluent Spanish. But the racism is a key pillar of the gop, and they don’t care if you hate minorities too if you’re a minority yourself.
I don’t think they care, it’s been well proven now that 50%+1 is enough for them to do all the damage they please, and fixing it essentially requires a supermajority.
apparently they still do get alot votes with thier racism, despite the people voting them in is end of the targeted racism. i think they would lose votes without the culture wars and bigotry, because they be another dem party without the fascism.
Not enough of them though. Hence, #leopardsatemyface.
