Ted Cruz Calls for Security Patrols in America's "Muslim Neighborhoods"

[brooklynite]

Source: Mother Jones

In the wake of the Brussels terror attacks Tuesday morning, GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz suggested that the United States "empower law enforcement to patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods before they become radicalized."

Here is the full statement from the Cruz campaign:

Cruz: We Can No Longer Surrender to the Enemy Through Political Correctness
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, presidential candidate Ted Cruz responded to the horrific terrorist attacks in Brussels:

"Today radical Islamic terrorists targeted the men and women of Brussels as they went to work on a spring morning. In a series of coordinated attacks they murdered and maimed dozens of innocent commuters at subway stations and travelers at the airport. For the terrorists, the identities of the victims were irrelevant. They –we—are all part of an intolerable culture that they have vowed to destroy.

"For years, the west has tried to deny this enemy exists out of a combination of political correctness and fear. We can no longer afford either. Our European allies are now seeing what comes of a toxic mix of migrants who have been infiltrated by terrorists and isolated, radical Muslim neighborhoods.

"We will do what we can to help them fight this scourge, and redouble our efforts to make sure it does not happen here. We need to immediately halt the flow of refugees from countries with a significant al Qaida or ISIS presence. We need to empower law enforcement to patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods before they become radicalized.

"We need to secure the southern border to prevent terrorist infiltration. And we need to execute a coherent campaign to utterly destroy ISIS. The days of the United States voluntarily surrendering to the enemy to show how progressive and enlightened we are are at an end. Our country is at stake."

Read more: http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2016/03/ted-cruz-calls-patroling-muslim-neighborhoods

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Since security is being imposed as a result of the actions of a fringe minority, it would be equally appropriate to launch security patrols in all neighborhoods with fundamentalist Christians, right?

[oldandhappy]

1. Love your neighbor!!!

Sorry, Rafael. Just had to say it.

[AxionExcel]

2. Screw that fascism. What we really need is a patrol in Cubanadian hoods

The Cubanadians are acting unAmerican again, and pushing their anti-American xkristofascost agenda.

[dembotoz]

3. only in amurica would Kristallnacht be announce ahead of time

[Cryptoad]

4. Can they wear the light Brown uniforms

and do some of that niffy goosestepping too?

[sdfernando]

5. Hey TED

Maybe they can wear jackboots and brownshirts!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. "before they become radicalized"? Stupid patrols would surely radicalize more. . . nt

[bluestateguy]

7. Maybe you can make them all wear crescents on their clothes

and carry ID papers.

Oh, and that second amendment rights thing, yeah, that's just for white Christian heterosexuals.

[RiverNoord]

12. Heil motherfucking Cruz.

[matt819]

8. This is beyond the pale

By this reasoning, we should be patrolling Christian neighborhoods, as they are responsible for domestic terrorism - abortion clinic bombings, racist murders, federal facility takeovers, etc.

Basically, what this Trump wannabe is proposing is nothing short of attacking Muslims in their homes and neighborhoods. If you thought Trump wasn't fascist enough, you're gonna love Cruz.

[alp227]

9. A political Godwin's law?

As the 2016 presidential campaign grows longer, the probability a candidate makes policy positions comparible to those of Nazis or Hitler approaches 1.

[davidthegnome]

10. Why, what a brilliant idea!

Except that it isn't. Talk about taking neighborhood watch to a whole new level of fucking stupid. Right... patrol Muslim neighborhoods, so we can single people out based on their religion - behave lawfully with contempt for freedom of religion and contempt for those who practice it. If we don't do this...! Sharia law! ISIS in power! ISIS will become President! Rabble! Rabble!

It's like Cruz and Trump keep trying to out-stupid and out-asshole each other. I think they're both winning that particular contest, it's going to be a damn close call, in any event... we may have a brokered stupidass convention in the near future.

Fuck you Cruz, you and all of your xenophobic, racist, ignorant fuckwads.

[RiverNoord]

11. What the fuck is wrong with that idiot monster freak?

'For years, the west has tried to deny this enemy exists out of a combination of political correctness and fear.'

He does realize he's talking about himself, right? And not so much 'fear' as a bottomless abyss of loathing.

I've only heard the phrase 'political correctness' used during the past 10 years by racists who feel so very victimized by all of us who aren't very keen on that sort of behavior. Y'know, maybe the time has come to turn that fantasy into reality and get some anti-racist lynch mobs operating.

OK, no I don't mean it, but if a lying rat-fuck horseshit pig's asshole of a pathetic sad excuse for a used car salesman's pubic hair can incite violence against American citizens this way, then there must be consequences. Proto-humans like Ted fucking Cruz LOVE violence - without it they don't have an enemy to advance their fortunes on by routinely bashing.

I, for one, agree that the West has long failed to recognize the threat posed by motherfuckers like Cruz, out of a general combination of optimism and decency.

A continuous unarmed security detail of anti-racists operating in positions on public land, which form a surrounding cordon recording his every move, would not be illegal....

[Wibly]

13. Radicalize me Ted

Start patrolling my neighborhood and for sure, you will radicalize me Ted.
Think about it!

[OutNow]

14. Muslim neighborhoods?

I know that there are a couple of areas in some major cities that include many Muslims, but folks who are Muslims live in almost every neighborhood in America. I worked for a mega-corp for 30 years and worked with people who were born in Egypt, Iran, Pakistan, Lebanon and Jordan. I don't know if they were all Muslims since we never spoke about religion, but I do know they all lived in suburban sub-divisions just like me.

Maybe Cruz will change the housing laws to ensure that all Muslims live in specific neighborhoods. I think there's a word for that _ oh yeah, the word is ghetto. Or maybe he'd prefer to use the South African version - bantustan.

[TomCADem]

15. Once Again Trying to Out-Crazy Trump nt

[yellowcanine]

16. Will the patrols be using dogs and fire hoses?

Just askin'.