Episode 477, The Andrew Parker Show - Calling Out Extremism Is Not Bigotry

In Episode 477 of The Andrew Parker Show, Andrew Parker tackles one of today’s most controversial debates: when does calling out extremism become “bigotry” — and when is it simply telling the truth?

Andrew discusses radical Islamism, terrorism, immigration policy, assimilation into American culture, fraud concerns in Minnesota, and the importance of defending Western democratic values. He examines the difference between factual criticism and harmful stereotypes while arguing for accountability, civic responsibility, and preservation of the American constitutional system.

This episode explores difficult but timely questions surrounding national identity, immigration, public policy, and cultural cohesion in modern America.

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Episode 477, The Andrew Parker Show - Calling Out Extremism Is Not Bigotry

Andrew Parker (00:02)
Welcome and thank you for joining us for another episode of the Andrew Parker show. talk politics, Israel, and the law each episode, as you know. And this show is going to be a potpourri, a potpourri show where we will discuss varied subjects, ⁓ important subjects. Got to get a few things off my chest.

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generalizations, when we're talking policy, when we're talking about cleaning things up in the hurly-burly of legislation, in the hurly-burly of ⁓ the social fabric of the United States,

Generalizations about various groups often get used and groups are talked about with generalizations. Sometimes in a discriminatory, bigoted way, other times clearly not.

For example.

If you have a thousand terrorist attacks and 800 of them are carried out by radical Islamists,

to argue that such radical regimes are harmful to society, to civilized society, and that radical Islamists must be defeated. You are generalizing by applying it across the board. However, by saying radical Islamists, you're narrowing who you're focusing on. You're not talking about all Muslims.

But you are talking about a subset. And if it's one or two, you may not bring it up. But when it's hundreds or thousands, ⁓ you do. And so the question becomes, does it make you a bigot, an Islamophobe?

And I would suggest not, but if you disagree, send us an email. Go to theandrewparkershow.com, drop an email in there, send us a text directly. If you're watching right now, you'll see on the screen 9525222818. If you claim that someone calling out radical Islamists

as terrorists murdering and openly attempting to destroy the West.

If you believe that that's bigoted Islamophobia, which I don't believe it is, ⁓ call us out, let us know. I can tell you that if in the Jewish community,

terrorist groups like are so rampant in the Muslim community, terrorist groups existed in the same way. Now, do Jews across the board avoid such terrorist activities? No, there are fringe elements even of the Jewish community, but they are fringe elements.

Now people say, wow, the radical Islamists are fringe elements too. Really? Are they?

Again, when you look at, for example, a thousand, just an example, pulling it out is illustrative, a thousand terrorist acts and 800 of them or even 500 of them are carried out by radical Islamists in the name of Allah, as it were.

⁓ you have to call it in the question i'm talking about identifying civilians for murder

I'm talking about demanding that the infidels repent, either reform, convert, or die.

⁓ creating a second-class citizenry.

undermining freedom and liberty, undermining equality, regardless of gender.

basically undermining Western civilization's way of life. What we have believed is for the common good, being totally against that. And not just against it, but trying to destroy it, take it over.

These are radical Islamic ideas, and there are countries that fully exist for that radical purpose and are governed by, led by, hardline fundamentalist zealots who believe in the destruction of the West and speak about it. We know that Iran is a good example, but they do not stand alone.

So can you generalize or does it make you a bigot? Again, I don't believe it does at all. And to go a step further, we should be calling out.

the Muslim community, the moderate, if there is a moderate Muslim community for demanding that the radical Islamists

no longer walk the path that they're walking, path of destruction.

In other words, cleaning up their own house.

I can tell you in the Jewish community, when there were radicalized, arguably terrorist pockets, they were ostracized within the Jewish community. They were all but destroyed within the Jewish community. Mayor Kahane was all but. It was not possible for him to put his name on the ballot to be elected.

Why? Because it was beyond the pale. Now, can Hassan Piker, the anti-Semite, put his name on the ballot? Yes, he can, because the Democratic Party allows his endorsement, the endorsement of the Democratic Party to be wrapped around Hassan Piker. As sad as that is, not whether he'd get the endorsement or not, we would see. But ⁓ Zoramandani did and got elected by the Democrats.

fully embraced the Democrats did of this guy who supports Hamas, of this guy who does not denigrate October 7th as it should be.

he's where the banner of the democratic party that's where that party is gone in any event back to the generalizations

⁓ Well, does it mean that you can say all Jews care about is money? Money, money, money.

Well, it depends because as I said, things can cross over into bigotry and discrimination. Jews happen to be per capita one of the most philanthropic groups of any in the world. Per capita.

they give

The fact that some Jews, and by the way, poverty within the Jewish community is extensive and very broad, contrary to what you may believe. No question about it.

But there are many Jews who have done well through hard work.

and somebody like Elizabeth Warren would claim they didn't build that, really. Came here with nothing, They were destroyed, nearly destroyed.

starving people.

came to Israel, of them, many of them came to the United States and for decades before World War II, many did. But again, they were coming from impoverished communities and they were themselves impoverished and they built their communities here in the United States, assimilating within the country according to the Constitution.

wrapping themselves in the values and beliefs of the United States and the hope, all of the hope of what the United States might become, and pitching in to help allow the United States to become just that.

Freedom loving.

country.

open for all. Except criminals, of course. And open according to the law of the United States and following the law of the United States, not illegally coming in here. I can't tell you how many my Jewish friends say, how can you be supportive of Donald Trump's immigration policy? You're a Jew.

Our people came here because they were as immigrants. I said, yes, I'm fully supportive, as is Donald Trump, of a big door open for immigration of those impoverished like the Jewish people were when and as they have come to the United States.

but not coming illegally, not coming, ⁓ trudging through the Rio Grande and then becoming invisible to cross the border, never to be heard from again as they become a part of the U.S. population disappearing. No, that's not the process.

and that's not the way jews immigrated

And so to act like it is or it was.

is just dishonest.

I'm a big immigration supporter, but not of criminals, not through illegal means.

and don't act as if the jewish community is part of or should be part of supporting that they shouldn't

Anyway, back to the point that...

know, money-grubbing Jews, you know. No. That is a bigoted stereotype because it doesn't have factual foundation.

Several hundred of a thousand examples of terrorism falling at the feet of radical Islamists is a fact. And it is not being cleaned up by the Muslim community within their community. And it should have been long ago, it should be today, and it isn't happening.

when Goldstein murdered all of those Muslims in the mosque on the Temple Mount.

I can't remember if it was Goldstein or he was the one that murdered Yitzhak Rabin. He was a

fringe element

And he was dealt with harshly. And such fringe elements have been run out of the community by those in the community.

Because that's what you do with immoral conduct.

If there isn't ⁓ a way to have them fold into the community, they are removed. The tent doesn't include them.

But there has not been a reformation of Islamic society, and there needs to be. And that does not make me an Islamophobe.

I will fight back against that.

It is not accurate. To fight for the common good, to fight for civilized values does not make you a bigot.

Now you have to use facts. You can't use false stereotypes.

But fighting for that common good.

is something we should all be doing, demanding that the Islamic community do it as well.

And you have billions of dollars of fraud.

an enormous percentage of which flowing from the Islamic community in Minnesota.

to not call it out.

is to avoid, ignore the importance of the common good.

to say, well, these are just individuals. Yeah, they all, they don't all. Many of them happen to be within this group, but that's just coincidence. Well, is it? Or is that what the group's teachings are about? Or is that what the process is leading to that? Or is that where, and maybe you're talking about Somalia,

as being one of the most corrupt countries anywhere in the world. Corruption is a fabric of what they do.

And it's not a very wealthy country.

And so fraud and corruption may not realize such heights of dollars, but let's go to the United States. That's a place. There's just. Is it avalanche of money there? It's like a waterfall.

Look at all the opportunities. They don't even watch the money. There's so much money coming into their government coffers. And if they're not watching, look at what we can do.

So the amount of money that has funneled through that community can't be ignored. yes it can, you're a bigot for calling it out. Well if it's false, if the facts are false, and in fact just a small ⁓ one-off came out of that relatively smallish community over

the entire population of the state of Minnesota, then maybe that's the case.

But show me that. I don't think that's accurate. I don't think that's accurate at all.

Does that mean that every member of our community whose Somali is a fraudster or corrupt? No, it doesn't. And I don't believe that is the case. And I'm not arguing that it is. But what I am suggesting is that there is an unbiased

unduly amount percentage that are.

And that needs to change.

Those that come here and are immigrating need to do so legally, but then once they're here, as importantly, they have to embrace our Constitution. They have to embrace the values upon which this country was founded and believes in to this day.

And it's not just that immigrant group, it's every immigrant group. And most have done so. But there are some that haven't.

And we need them too. So that's item one on the potpourri.