Home > Blogs > Post Content
|
|
Imagine if Kyle Rittenhouse was Muslim If Kyle Rittenhouse was named, say, Khalid Rehman, we know things would look very different. By Mehdi Hasan On Friday, Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager accused of killing two people during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, posted his $2 million bail. My first reaction: Imagine if Rittenhouse was Muslim. Imagine if the 17-year-old's name was not Kyle Rittenhouse but, say, Khalid Rehman. Would people be hailing him as a hero, a martyr or even "my president"? Would the MyPillow guy or the kid from "Silver Spoons" have helped crowdsource Khalid's $2 million bail? Would his mother be treated sympathetically as a guest on Fox News? Would conservative news anchors be praising him for maintaining "order"? Would a Republican lawmaker be urging him to run for office? Would President Donald Trump have defended him from a White House podium? Don't be ridiculous; we all know the same conservatives celebrating Rittenhouse would be falling over one another to ask one provocative question after another. Where was he radicalized? Was he groomed by a preacher of hate? How did his family or friends not know? Why won't his community leaders speak out and denounce him? Does his faith encourage violence? There's no question that in today's America, a Khalid (or a Mohamed or an Ismail) would be demonized, not defended; pilloried, not praised. There would be no celebratory murals for a Khalid, only montages of grainy video of Middle Eastern men firing guns in the air. But this is an opportunity to ask those very same questions of Rittenhouse. We should question how a 17-year-old ended up arming himself with an (illegally obtained) AR-15, drove across state lines to pick a fight with racial justice protesters and ended up accused of shooting three people in Wisconsin, killing two of them. In 2018, attorneys representing far-right Kansas "militia" members convicted of plotting to bomb a mosque frequented by Somali Muslims made this very point when they asked the judge for a more lenient sentence on the basis that Trump's "inflammatory rhetoric should be taken into account as the 'backdrop' for the case." Still, why did the police allow Rittenhouse to leave the scene of a crime and go home to sleep in his own bed 20 miles away in Antioch, Illinois? (He wasn't even arrested until the following morning.) Similar questions could be asked not only of Rittenhouse but also of his enablers, defenders and promoters, which applies to the U.S. conservative movement as a whole. After all, we know there are plenty of ways and places Rittenhouse could have been radicalized, including in the front row of a Trump rally in January, where he was spotted by some eagle-eyed BuzzFeed reporters. Where was the pipe bomber Cesar Sayoc radicalized? His attorneys say it was the "provocative language" on Fox News. How about the Comet Ping Pong gunman and Pizzagate conspiracy theorist Edgar Welch? He says he listened to Alex Jones' Infowars, which has hosted everyone from Trump to Rep. Matt Gaetz. Where did the right-wing "militia" members who are accused of having plotted to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer draw inspiration from? Could it possibly have been the Twitter feed of the president? READ MORE: Imagine if Kyle Rittenhouse was Muslim https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/imagine-if-k...
Posted By: Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
Monday, November 23rd 2020 at 9:45PM
You can also
click
here to view all posts by this author...
|
|
|
All you have to do is read the rest of the story because that has happen already.
Ask yourself this question: Why haven't conservative leaders in Congress or the white evangelical movement spoken out against the spike in hate crimes against minorities? Against the growing danger of domestic terrorism?
The great irony here is that a Rittenhouse poses a much bigger threat to security in this country than any so-called Khalid Rehman. You don't have to take my word for it; according to Trump's own Department of Homeland Security, domestic extremists — specifically "white supremacist extremists" — pose the "most persistent and lethal" terrorist threat to the United States.
Monday, November 23rd 2020 at 10:11PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
|
 |
White Supremicists are your very own creation.
Monday, November 23rd 2020 at 11:34PM
Steve Williams
|
|
|
Why haven’t conservative leaders in Congress or the white evangelical movement spoken out against the spike in hate crimes against minorities?
Tuesday, November 24th 2020 at 9:08AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
|
 |
Khalid Abdul Rehman......Yes Mehdi Hasan and deaCON a great Reflective Story
Tuesday, November 24th 2020 at 9:11AM
robert powell
|
|
|
Conservative leaders in Congress and the white evangelical movement are all White Supremacists. Everyone knows that Ron.
Tuesday, November 24th 2020 at 9:36AM
Steve Williams
|
|
|
Why would you demonize this person Ron?
Dr. Khalid Rahman
Dean & Associate Professor
Email: Khalid.rehman@giki.edu.pk
Qualifications: PhD (Electrohydrodynamic jet printing of electronics devices)
Research Interests: Inkjet Printing, Printed Electronics, Thin Film Deposition, Nano and Micro-fabrication, CAD, CAE, ANSYS
Telephone: (Ext. 2351)
GENERAL INFORMATION
Academic Qualification:
PhD in Mechatronics Engineering (from 01/09/2009 to 24/08/2012) (Major: Electrohydrodynamic Inkjet printing for Printed Electronics) Advisor: Prof. Kyung-Hyun Choi, Jeju National University, South Korea
Master of Science in Mechatronics Engineering (from 01/09/2007 to 25/08/2009) (Major: Simulation of Electrohydrodynamic jetting process) Advisor: Prof. Kyung-Hyun Choi, Jeju National University, South Korea
Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering (from 22/08/1996 to 30/05/2000) Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Pakistan.
Work Experience:
Associate Professor - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology (from 01/01/2018 till date).
Assistant Professor – Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology (from 22/08/2012 to 31/12/2017)
Assistant Manager (Technical) - Maritime Technologies Complex, Pakistan (from 01/03/2005 to 30/08/2007)
Assistant Manager (CAE) - Simcon International (Private) Limited, Pakistan (from 01/07/2002 to 28/02/2005)
Maintenance Engineer - Pakland Cement Limited, Pakistan (from 01/01/2002 to 30/06/2002)
Industrial Sales Engineer - Nasser Brothers (Private) Limited, Pakistan (from 01/10/2000 to 31/12/2001)
Research Interests: Electrohydrodynamic Inkjet Printing, Direct Write Technology, Printed Electronics, ANSYS (linear and nonlinear Structural Analysis)
RESEARCH FUNDING
National Research Program for Universities (NRPU 2016) - "Lab Based Electrohydrodynamic Inkjet Printing System for Research on Printed Electronics" Total Grant: PKR 10.8 Million
https://www.giki.edu.pk/Faculty/Dr-Khalid-...
Tuesday, November 24th 2020 at 9:49AM
Steve Williams
|
|
|
Why was Rittenhaus being chased and attacked?
Tuesday, November 24th 2020 at 9:54AM
Steve Williams
|
|
|
YOUR QUESTION: Why would you demonize this person Ron? Dr. Khalid Rahman
Steve, did you click on the link to read the rest of the story?
or
Maybe Robert can explain it to you.
Tuesday, November 24th 2020 at 10:38AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
|
|
|
If you say the link will tell me I guess I'll look but for some reason I'm doubtful.
Tuesday, November 24th 2020 at 11:31AM
Steve Williams
|
|
|
So, that means you didn't look and you are just talking up of your backside.
WOW!!! That was a stupid to do. Just look that you.
Tuesday, November 24th 2020 at 11:43AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
|
|
|
Similar questions must be asked of many Republicans and conservatives: Why are they filled with such hate for, and rage toward, the left, liberals and minorities? How sick, broken and extreme is their movement that a teenager charged with two counts of murder has become its poster boy? And how is this not the glorification of terrorism, plain and simple?
The answer is simple. SIMPLE. People like Mehdi Hasan MADE us White Supremist Terrorists.
Tuesday, November 24th 2020 at 11:43AM
Steve Williams
|
|
|
Get back here Steve, what do you think you are going? Did you read the rest of the story?
Tuesday, November 24th 2020 at 12:07PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
|
|
|
I read it and it didn't answer my question. Show me the Muslim that did what Kyle Rittenhaus did.
Tuesday, November 24th 2020 at 12:14PM
Steve Williams
|
|
|
Steve, According to Trump's own Department of Homeland Security, domestic extremists — specifically "white supremacist extremists" — pose the "most persistent and lethal" terrorist threat to the United States.
Did you understand what Trump's own Department of Homeland Security, was saying to you about who pose the "most persistent and lethal" terrorist threat to the United States?
Tuesday, November 24th 2020 at 12:16PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
|
|
|
Steve, I made an error and here's your remarks:
What do Muslims have to do with "white supremacist extremists" Ron? Do you think any of us are Muslims?
Tuesday, November 24th 2020 at 1:46PM
Steve Williams | delete | block member
Tuesday, November 24th 2020 at 4:32PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
|
|
|
I see that you did not even click on the link the read the rest of this report but yet you feel you can BULL 💩 your way through because if you did read the rest of the article you would know exactly who I’m talking about.
Steve, Steve.... once again you have come to the strongest people with the weakest of BULL 💩. 😀😃😅😂...
This got to be The best laugh I’ve had all day!
Tuesday, November 24th 2020 at 4:33PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
|
|
|
Ron, if I tell you I read the article, I read the article. I saw nothing about Khalid Rehman, and whatever point you are trying to make about some "what-if", is a meaningless argument.
Tuesday, November 24th 2020 at 5:25PM
Steve Williams
|
|
|
I saw nothing about Khalid Rehman, and whatever point you are trying to make about some "what-if", is a meaningless argument.
In Fact, the only thing I, a Muslim, see here is a deaCON...trying to put in the same sentence
some YAHOO...murdering dumbTrash COLORED'whiteBoy" and a "what-if"
....What if Everyone at BIA, An African American Family site KNEW deaCON is a russianBOT?
Tuesday, November 24th 2020 at 6:36PM
robert powell
|
|
|
Khalid Abdul Rehman......Yes Mehdi Hasan and deaCON a great Reflective Story
Tuesday, November 24th 2020 at 9:11AM
robert powell | delete | block member
Tell Steve what you meant be that statement above.
Tuesday, November 24th 2020 at 8:02PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
|
|
|
Stop throwing BULL 💩 on that wall just, to see if anything sticks.
Why can't you click on that link Steve and read the truth about the subject?
Tuesday, November 24th 2020 at 10:15PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
|
|
|
I have no idea what you're talking about. I read the story and it was no help at all. You seem to be speaking in code.
Tuesday, November 24th 2020 at 11:03PM
Steve Williams
|
|
|
Imagine if Kyle Rittenhouse was Muslim
SUBJECT
By Mehdi Hasan
My first reaction: Imagine if Rittenhouse was Muslim.
Where was he radicalized?
Was he groomed by a preacher of hate?
How did his family or friends not know?
Why won't his community leaders speak out and denounce him?
Does his faith encourage violence?
.....in today's America, a Khalid (or a Mohamed or an Ismail) would be demonized
Posted By: Deacon Ron Gray
Monday, November 23rd 2020 at 9:45PM
You can also click here to view all posts by this author...
***********************************************************************************************************
AGAIN....I am a Muslim and my "first reaction" is:
"....Khalid Abdul Rehman......Yes Mehdi Hasan and deaCON a great Reflective Story
some YAHOO...murdering dumbTrash COLORED'whiteBoy" and a "what-if"
....What if Everyone at BIA, An African American Family site KNEW deaCON is a russianBOT?..."
Tuesday, November 24th 2020 at 6:36PM
robert powell | delete
.....AND I guess deaCON is asking me to SPLAIN this to deaCON, Steve and BIA?
*******************************************************************************************************
".....Khalid Abdul Rehman......Yes Mehdi Hasan and deaCON a great Reflective Story
Tell Steve what you meant be that statement above....."
Tuesday, November 24th 2020 at 8:02PM
Deacon Ron Gray
**********************************************************************************************************
......deaCON and Steve....My "Reflective" thought at this blag are:
1) All Human Beings are of the Family of Adaam(as)
2) All Human Beings are of the Family of Adaam(as) .... Therefore; are Muslims
3) AlIslaam states: "to kill any of the Family of Adaam(as) is As IF one killed all Humanity"
....The Born in AlIslaam, the Born as Muslim; Kyle Rittenhouse was obviously
taught by Believing or Non Believing parents/society...I do not know what!
************************************************************************************************************
.....BUT
I, as a Muslim Father, would NEVER have taught any of my 11 Children or 16 grandchildren that
They need an Ar 15 to poLICE an area in another STATE, against InJustice Demonstrators.....
I, as a Muslim Father...if I knew my child had killed in another state for poLICE....
I would be the FIRST one to want to punish by USA/Wisconsin LAW mine or any !
Wednesday, November 25th 2020 at 9:28AM
robert powell
|
|
|
This is what I 'am talking about Steve: READ MORE: Imagine if Kyle Rittenhouse was Muslim https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/imagine-if-k...
READ the rest of the story and you to will know exactly what I' am talking about. We both will be on the same page.
ROBERT, do you think Steve read your powerful words?
Wednesday, November 25th 2020 at 10:06AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
|
|
|
I agree with Robert, Kyle Rittenhaus was ill-advised to open carry an AR-15 during a riot.
Wednesday, November 25th 2020 at 11:54AM
Steve Williams
|
|
|
I think I said that at the start.
Wednesday, November 25th 2020 at 11:55AM
Steve Williams
|
|
|
Now if that was a 17 year old boy Muslim running down a dark street, who tripped over his own feet while carrying illegal AR-15 during a riot right after he had shot 3 white men, killing two people, I 'am the Wisconsin police would not let him go home.
What do you think?
Wednesday, November 25th 2020 at 4:23PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
|
|
|
I think you have no proof of that Ron. It's purely your imagination and it's also irrelevant. Kyle had his hands raised and was trying to turn himself in. The police had no way to know he had shot someone and the gun itself wasn't a reason for them to stop.
Wednesday, November 25th 2020 at 4:53PM
Steve Williams
|
|
|
I am a living witness and you know for a fact that I am not just using my imagination, just look at the cases of Black Lives Matter.
Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Philando Castile, Breonna Taylor and many others.
The police did not let these Black people go home and they was treated different from Kyle Rittenhouse.
In the case of Breonna Taylor, the police came to her home and shot her dead.
Now you name me a case since trump been in office, that this action happen to a White person?
I will be standing by....
Wednesday, November 25th 2020 at 5:24PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
|
|
|
That is the type of news you suppress. It's out there if you would choose to find it.
Wednesday, November 25th 2020 at 6:27PM
Steve Williams
|
|
|
The difference Ron is that you have a victim complex and I don't. You in fact no more a victim than I am.
Wednesday, November 25th 2020 at 6:42PM
Steve Williams
|
|
|
The FACT that I have lived with Racism all of my life and as a Older Man, I have lived with racism with the White Only Sign. I have lived through Jim CROW and know what that meant from a different perspective then you because of the color of my skin and not by my the nature of my character.
Steve, I have seen a lot and it is true, you don't get to be OLD by being a FOOL.
Now I see that you could not answer this question: Now you name me a case since trump been in office, that this action happen to a White person?
That's because, it dose not happen no where in this country history.
I have a victim complex, No Steve, these are the facts in each one of these cases that I mentioned and you can't refute one word I have said unto you yet.
Wednesday, November 25th 2020 at 9:32PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
|
|
|
Have you bothered to look for an "unarmed" "White" person who was shot by the police? Have you known anyone who was shot by the police? Do you know anyone who has been murdered by a criminal and apprehended by the police but THREE YEARS later has still not been tried in a liberal Democrat city like Oakland? Maybe you should just shut yo mouth.
Wednesday, November 25th 2020 at 10:18PM
Steve Williams
|
|
|
YOU QUESTION: Have you bothered to look for an "unarmed" "White" person who was shot by the police?
MY REPLY: NO! Have you? WOW!!! That's right Steve, you did not answer this question: Now you name me a case since trump been in office, that this action happen to a White person? Now did you?
YOUR QUESTION: Have you known anyone who was shot by the police?
MY REPLY: YES I HAVE.
YOUR QUESTION: Do you know anyone who has been murdered by a criminal and apprehended by the police but THREE YEARS later has still not been tried in a liberal Democrat city like Oakland?
MY REPLY: No! Three years is a walk in the park! I know of cases where criminal was apprehended by the police that has been over 30 years and never been brought to justice, to this day,
WHY? I 'am glad you asked, because of there White complexion. Just look at you, you want to spread this virus just because since Trump lost, you have nothing to lose.
Wednesday, November 25th 2020 at 11:25PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
|
|
|
So what happened to the criminal with a "White complexion"? Did they have a trial?
Thursday, November 26th 2020 at 5:09AM
Steve Williams
|
|
|
Imagine if Kyle Rittenhouse was Muslim
SUBJECT
Was he groomed by a preacher of hate?
Does his faith encourage violence?
.....demonized
Posted By: Deacon Ron Gray
Monday, November 23rd 2020 at 9:45PM
You can also click here to view all posts by this author...
***********************************************************************************************************
AGAIN....I am a Muslim and another "reaction" is: LAWS....past and future
*****************************************************************************************************
Laws PRE 2016-----> were/are NOT written/demonized --> by trump$$ette
..LAWS were/are Written by US-USA CITIZENS that VOTE.....
..LAWS in past may have been terribly "demonized" vs natives, africans, africanAmericans, PO Volk
The Future of LAW writing; SHOULD CHANGE with greater Diversity of Voting and Governance
of CHANGE as seen in 2020-2021 of President of Senate 2021 Kamala Devi Harris
Thursday, November 26th 2020 at 8:51AM
robert powell
|
|
|
Steve, They might even be dead now after all of this time.
Thursday, November 26th 2020 at 9:32AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
|
|
|
ROBERT, did you completely read this article?
Thursday, November 26th 2020 at 11:08AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
|
Blogs Home
|
|
|
Legal Program Director
with State of Connecticut, Executive Branch in Hartford, CT, CT.
|
|
|
Correctional Commissary Operator Trainee
with State of Connecticut, Executive Branch in Cheshire, East Lyme, Suffield , CT.
|
|
|
Skilled Maintianer, Apply by 2/4/2026
with State of Connecticut, Executive Branch in Portland, CT.
|
|
|
Interfaith Chaplain (25 Hour)
with State of Connecticut, Executive Branch in Rocky Hill, CT.
|
|
|
Route Planning and Optimization Specialist
with Sonora Quest Laboratories in phoenix, AZ.
|
|
| >> more | add |
|
