I visited with friends in Iowa when I was pursuing my B.A. It used to be
a nice state, until the right-wing Republican religious crazies took it
over. The same can be said of Kansas, I suppose...used to be a nice state.


Poll: Nearly a third of Iowa GOP wants to criminalize Islam

The top-line results in the latest Public Policy Polling survey suggest
Iowa Republicans are largely in line with GOP voters nationally. But
that’s not what’s important in this poll.

What’s far more striking is this:

[Donald Trump is] probably not hurting himself too much with his
negativity toward Muslims either – only 49% of Republicans think the
religion of Islam should even be legal in the United States with 30%
saying it shouldn’t be and 21% not sure. Among Trump voters there is
almost even division with 38% thinking Islam should be allowed and 36%
that it should not.

Let that sink in for a moment. Many of the same social conservatives who
believe Americans’ freedom of religion must be protected at all costs
also believe that a faith tradition they don’t like should be illegal.
When these Iowa Republicans view the Constitution, they see a First
Amendment that exists for them, not those they find offensive.

After Ben Carson said Muslims should be disqualified for the presidency
because of their faith, his campaign manager boasted, “While the left
wing is huffing and puffing over it, Republican primary voters are with
us at least 80-20. People in Iowa particularly, are like, ‘Yeah! We’re
not going to vote for a Muslim either.’”

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I wonder how far away these Republican scumbags are from insisting that
Muslims should have to wear identifying armbands so they can be rounded
up easily for transportation to concentration camps. Not that far, I'd
bet...right, Herr Herring?