I have seen way too many posts all over social media from so-called leftists essentially throwing Muslims on the bus in the name of other causes. Between the radical feminist on my friend’s FB wall who said Islam was not compatible with feminism, the white lefty atheist who derailed my friends post about intersectionality for Jewish people in order to pin all antisemitism on Muslims, and the tweets I saw basically saying “meh, who cares” about the Muslim ban, because Arabs didn’t show up enough for Black Lives Matter, I’m just about to tear my hair out.
I can’t believe I have to clarify this, but just so everybody knows:
We fight against injustice, not because those affected have done us favors or endorsed our values, but BECAUSE IT IS WRONG.
If a specific individual makes statements with which you disagree, then you’re absolutely within yours rights to comment on their words. If solidarity not being extended to you is hurtful, I utterly and completely understand how you feel. But we cannot make assumptions about people’s beliefs or turn the protesting of dangerous policies into something that is solely an act of reciprocation. That only leads to division oppression, and that is not a path we can afford to take.