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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]Her statement on the useless resolution.  Will the WaPo fact check the 99% statement?  I would love to know where that stat came from.  
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The 99% number comes from FBI data. It is reported here:

http://theconversation.com/new-data-shows-us-hate-crimes-continued-to-rise-in-2017-97989

and also here:

https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/11/14/latest-fbi-numbers-show-anti-muslim-hate-crimes-continue-rise-suggest-growing-shift-toward

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I’m Jewish. The anti-Semitism out there is creepy. The way Omar worded her statement was a little creepy, although the context you provided was helpful.

But the Islamophobia here and in Europe is way louder, creepier and hurtful to people’s everyday lives than the anti-Semitism.

I know there are people on groups for former Muslims that there are actual problems in various Muslim communities. It’s not all
sweetness and light there.

But people who are Muslim have the right to act according to their conscience and to be judged for their own actions. I think it’s great and important that the House put a statement against Islamophobia in this resolution. My kid’s school has many great students who are Muslim, and they deserve to grow up in a world where they can have every opportunity my kid has, without worrying about whether wearing a hijab will cause problems.

I think we also need a statement speaking up for the rights of people born in Russia who now live in the United States.

I see some really terrible anti-Russian posts posted on social media these days. I’m pretty paranoid about Putin’s efforts to manipulate us and Europe. But that concern isn’t any excuse for prejudice against or rudeness toward individual Russians. If there are any actual Russian spies manipulating us (as opposed to just collecting information), that ought to be dealt with politely and in compliance with the rule of law, not through Russianphobia.

Right now, that problem is a niche problem, but maybe it will get bigger as understanding of the Mueller investigation spreads.[/quote]

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