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To some extent, Mohamed Hussein knew he was preparing to enter the lion’s den.

But he made the decision to attend the Republican Party of Texas Convention to confirm for himself that he had a place in the GOP, even as members of the party have railed for months about the urgency of ending Sharia Law and the so-called “Islamification” of Texas.

What he found was a party that didn’t want him. He arrived with hope, but left in tears after being told explicitly that he should leave the country.

Hussein was among four Muslims, who arrived at the convention in earnest — not as protesters, but as delegates or attendees — to participate in the annual meeting of the state’s most hardlined Republicans as they vote on the party’s priorities and hear from GOP leaders. Two prevailing themes from the Houston gathering were party unity and combatting Sharia Law, a movement that veered into outright Islamophobia by members of the convention.

“When they say Sharia-free, that means Muslim-free, no practices of Islam,” Hussein said in an interview with The Texas Tribune. “No one is calling for the state to implement Sharia laws.”

Hussein said he was in disbelief that he was told to convert or leave — for the first time in his life — at a Republican convention with the tagline, “Unity drives victory.”

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[-] eestileib 138 points 2 days ago

She wept into her husband’s chest.

Halabi, a teacher, declined to say how she would vote in November, but said that she is a Republican and always votes.

This is why they get treated that way, because they're going to show up and vote for them anyway.

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 69 points 2 days ago

It’s pathetic really. These people hate their existence and yet they continue to carry water for them. Useful idiot isn’t a strong enough descriptor.

[-] SayJess@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago

So many immigrants support this lunacy. My old best friend’s family are all big Trump supporters—None of them were born here. Some have citizenship, and the others have green cards. The one’s who can vote, vote red.

It’s so fucking stupid.

[-] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago
[-] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Apparently not at this convention.

[-] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

haha, yes indeed; that's the thing about these people - they're never gonna be embraced by the right. hell, Kaitlin Jenner is still trying to convince them she's a good trans person, and all the other ones are the icky types. jfc...

[-] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 days ago
[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Blue no matter what?

Nah. Blue cuz they always govern better.

[-] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago
[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago
[-] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 1 points 18 hours ago

You'd vote for a party doing one? That's vile.

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago

You guys don't learn, do you?

Your little purity test resulted in a felon rapist pedophile controlling your life and a free-for-all wholesale slaughter of the people you were conducting a purity test for.

There is no debate here.

Palestinians were better off with Democrats in control and losers like you assured that the absolute worst possible outcome for Palestinians came to pass.

Eat shit. Freak.

[-] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 1 points 16 hours ago

Do you have a learning disability or brain damage? The genocide started under Biden, continued under Biden, and then was handed off to trump.

Palestinians were better off with Democrats in control and losers like you assured that the absolute worst possible outcome for Palestinians came to pass.

This is denying history at best, and genocide apologia at worst. Death to America.

You realize the dems had the ability to put the felon rapist pedophile in jail and decided it would be better to do a peaceful transfer of power?

By the way I'm not American, I don't get a vote, despite your fucking shit hole state destroying the planet I live on.

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago

Blah blah blah.

None of your dipshit babbling changes that either Dems or Reps were winning and one was, and is, WAY fucking worse for Palestinians.

I feel it necessary to remind dipshits like you that Joe Biden is not president of Israel. He was president of a nation allied with Israel. So it was, in fact, another nation committing genocide while we proceeded with our allegiance with them while expressing our disapproval of their actions. Instead of, you know, showing full support and even joking about building a resort once the Palestinians are gone, which is what the current admin has done.

GET. FUCKED.

[-] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 1 points 15 hours ago

Genocide Joe is a proud Zionist. He went behind congress' back to enthusiastically supply Israel with 500 and 2000 pound bombs in order to genocide the Palestinians.

Your ignorance of history is disgusting but unsurprising.

[-] zbyte64@awful.systems 1 points 13 hours ago

The genocide started with the Nakba. Classic accusation is a confession.

[-] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 1 points 12 hours ago

I mean yeah, it started in 48, or arguably before. It accelerated under Biden. Look at the military aid sent to Israel from America after October 7th.

[-] zbyte64@awful.systems 1 points 13 hours ago

Voting is not an endorsement. It's picking your boss battle. But yall rather we leave power at the table because the spectacle is too confusing for the vanguard navigate

[-] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 1 points 12 hours ago

Whatever it takes for you to sleep at night.

[-] zbyte64@awful.systems 1 points 10 hours ago

I'm far too wicked to get any rest.

[-] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 hours ago

Yeah if I enabled a genocide I wouldn't be able to sleep either.

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