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JWeinCom on 28 January 2017
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Edellus said:
JWeinCom said:

Except that his rhetoric towards Muslims in the US has been quite disturbing.  He's basically said they're in charge of making sure the "bad" ones don't do anything, making a sort of guilt by association.  Worse, he's repeatedly claimed, without evidence, that thousands of Muslims were celebrating during 9/11.  This kind of fear mongering can help create a hostile environment.

I can't find any report of Drumpf saying that muslims should make sure that the radical ones behave, or something of the sort. Mind providing a link? Maybe it was in one of his speeches but it seems the media didn't pick up on it a lot. That or I need to improve my Google skills. I think it is best to link the quotes, as for just "basically" quoting can be very missleading. Just from what you said he said, I imagine he meant that moderate muslims should speak more publicly against radical muslims, which, if the case, it is for their own good as they'd be publicly condemning and seperating themselves from radical muslims.

As for that thousands of muslims were celebrating during 9/11, I've found some reports, from cops, residents and even one by CNN (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5BtQgTGOI4). Now, if those reports are correct, it seems there is no evidence of these celebrations happening by the thousands, which might be an exaggeraton, but some still happened, aparently.

It was part of a rambling semi-coherent response to a question on how to avoid the spread of Islamaphobia in the US.  I'm not going to quote it, cause it would be rather difficult to transcribe, but I'll post a link.  Here's a similar statement in an interview with Piers Morgan.

"When they see trouble, they have to report it. They are not reporting it; they are absolutely not reporting it, and that’s a big problem.  It’s like they’re protecting each other, but they’re really doing very bad damage, and they have to open up to society. They have to report the bad ones.”

So, it goes beyond just saying that they just need to be vigilant, it is that they are actively refusing to report it, which makes them complicit. 

There are certainly Muslims in the US who support terrorism.  No doubt about it.  But there is a huge difference between some Muslims who support terrorism and thousands celebrating in the streets of New Jersey.  Trump was corrected several times and still has stands by this despite the fact that, like you, nobody could find any evidence.

This is not just a harmless exaggeration.  It is a lie, and one that serves to spread hatred of American citizens.  

http://fortune.com/2016/10/09/presidential-debate-donald-trump-muslims/