One of the major rhetorical tactics of the global Muslim Brotherhood can be characterized as “accuse others of that of which you yourself are guilty.”
For example, U.S. Muslim Brotherhood organizations with a history of anti-Semitism frequently accuse critics of “Islamophobia” and, while asserting “smear campaigns” directed against Muslims, do their best to demonize and defame their critics. The general strategy is to conflate criticism of the Muslim Brotherhood and/or Islamism with attacks on Muslims or Islam itself. Thus, individuals and organizations who report on Brotherhood activities are frequently called “Islamophobes” and their work products labeled as “anti-Islam.”
The aim of such tactics appears to be invoking the laudatory impulse to defend against genuine defamation as opposed to critical analysis. A further goal seems to be the generation of support for Brotherhood organizations by manufacturing the impression that Islam and Muslims are under attack, requiring the intercession of Brotherhood organizations for defense.
An example of such tactics is a piece which appeared yesterday on the Huffington Post, a left-wing blog, by pollster and prominent Arab-American James Zogby. Read more ...
For example, U.S. Muslim Brotherhood organizations with a history of anti-Semitism frequently accuse critics of “Islamophobia” and, while asserting “smear campaigns” directed against Muslims, do their best to demonize and defame their critics. The general strategy is to conflate criticism of the Muslim Brotherhood and/or Islamism with attacks on Muslims or Islam itself. Thus, individuals and organizations who report on Brotherhood activities are frequently called “Islamophobes” and their work products labeled as “anti-Islam.”
The aim of such tactics appears to be invoking the laudatory impulse to defend against genuine defamation as opposed to critical analysis. A further goal seems to be the generation of support for Brotherhood organizations by manufacturing the impression that Islam and Muslims are under attack, requiring the intercession of Brotherhood organizations for defense.
An example of such tactics is a piece which appeared yesterday on the Huffington Post, a left-wing blog, by pollster and prominent Arab-American James Zogby. Read more ...
Source: Global Muslim Brotherhood Daily Report
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