“Hate Has No Home in Frisco” Posts Spark Conversation Across Collin County - TX 3rd Congressional District news

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axii-24@reddit

As someone who grew up in Frisco, there was diversity without an issue in the schools. Like yes there were a lot of white kids like me, but there was unforced, non-problematic, diversity. Maybe it was because I was a kid so I was unaware. But even when they built the first mosque and there so much uproar, my father who is a conservative Christian Republican, said “it’s their right to practice and have a place of worship, even if I don’t agree with the religion” (fast forward to now and he’s talking about “white replacement”). I don’t understand the switched that flipped with people here.

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Miserable_Ad_461@reddit

Bro cause their religion has no room for any other. They don’t like Christians lol that’s the issue your dad is having

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axii-24@reddit

That is so fucking stupid

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Miserable_Ad_461@reddit

Pop that little bubble you live in.

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Fit-Classic-9295@reddit

The flip happened when people found out who was funding the mosque and the temples. When people associated with CAIR and Indian political figures, this is a huge issue. Especially since CAIR is listed as a terror group in Texas and the same people funding temples are under h1 visa investigation.

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Snobolski@reddit

<listed as a terror group in Texas

Does Texas designate the KKK a terrorist organization? How about the confederate flag - is that designated a hate symbol by Texas?

Just trying to gauge what weight that "designation" carries.

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Positive_Sir_69@reddit

Yeah, but the “listed as a terror group in Texas” part. What is the reasoning behind it, aside from Abbott, Paxton, etc. being afraid of people with darker skin and different gods

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Fit-Classic-9295@reddit

Has nothing to do with the color of their freaking skin. CAIR has and still repeatedly is funded by overseas orgs that are tired to Hezbollah and Iran. Just like years ago when the Richardson company was convicted of funding them, it runs in circles. You kinda can’t be an American while taking money from the groups who want your neighbors dead.

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Snobolski@reddit

You kinda can’t be an American while taking money from the groups who want your neighbors dead.

Weird, I thought the US supported Israel. You're saying we dont?

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orthodoxscouter@reddit

So you also are against Zionism and AIPAC then?

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Fit-Classic-9295@reddit

10000000%. I’m against any religion being in our politics. Sorry to disappoint you.

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orthodoxscouter@reddit

You didn't disappoint me. Quite the opposite.

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Due_Leadership_9348@reddit

States have no power to designate terror groups. It's a meaningless proclamation.

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marsattck5@reddit

It's the media they consume. That's all that's changed.

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lifegoeson5322@reddit

That, and Ken Paxton beating the anti-muslim drum

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Daisy_232@reddit

This. Paxton, Abbott, Self, all of these politicians and the hate they propagate.

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Prestigious_Menu7541@reddit

Or the first hand interactions they’ve had?

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getoffmenya@reddit

For example….

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NewUsernamePending@reddit

As someone who also grew up there, this has always been lurking in the background. I was typically the only brown person or maybe one of two in my class. Students were rarely the issue, it was always adults.

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bebopgamer@reddit

I'm a gen xer, and frequently remember with fond nostalgia the multi-racial harmony of my Dallas public schooling in the 80s and 90s. But then I ask myself, was it really? Did the Black, Hispanic and Asian kids experience the same non-problematic childhood I'm recalling? Or did they just know to keep their complaints to themselves? Cause I've come to realize, it's (almost?) always white people talking about how everything used to be fine.

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Apart-Sector-9497@reddit

As a minority growing up just a touch after Gen X (graduated high school in 2000), we probably faced MORE casual racism on a day-to-day, and less overt media-driven racism. In short, people were afraid to be racist in public or in groups of people, but were either okay or unaware of their one-on-one racism.

It's since flipped. People tend to be more aware of one-on-one interactions and are more sensitive to differences, but once they're emboldened by the anonymity of the internet or supported by biased news and social networks, they suddenly have the bravery to say things that would never fly 20 years ago.

Not sure which is worse to be honest. I was always suspicious of this undertone of racists, but since 2016 it's been made VERY clear my suspicious were confirmed. Clarity, albeit negative, is still clarity.

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shahryarrakeen@reddit

Jon Stewart once said we learn that racism is bad, but don’t learn what it is. That’s why we have the idea that racism is just angry people calling someone a racial slur or doing a hate crime and that’s it.

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Fit-Classic-9295@reddit

You’re very right on this. I honestly think they kept it to themselves.

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Lazyldiot@reddit

I will say that sometimes it's that we don't always notice but maybe our parents do. I'm asian and I went to a predominantly white school in the 90s. I had joined the boyscouts but my dad and some other parents in my troop stopped going because they had put all the minorities in one group and apparently never updated any of the other troop leaders from that group on any plans.

Now me being a kid I never really noticed or cared. Mostly because I was probably like 5 or 6 at the time. All I noticed was that I went a few times and stopped.

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PartyPorpoise@reddit

Yeah when you’re white you’re a LOT less likely to experience and see those problems. And it’s also like, a lot of us white people grow up learning about racism as a very direct and overt thing. But racism often takes more subtle forms that can be hard for us to notice if it’s not pointed out.

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axii-24@reddit

That is a fair point for sure. Even looking back though, it seemed every friend group, sports team, extracurricular activity were diverse. And it wasn’t an issue (from my white perspective)

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PossibilityFew5967@reddit

Aipac money

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PM_ME_YUR_S3CRETS@reddit

Fox brainwashed them

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juggler02@reddit

Sounds like he figured out the end game.

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Svell_@reddit

Fascism is capitalism in decline

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Adultery@reddit

Social media has been retooled to radicalize people.

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PostAnalFrostedTurds@reddit

The flip is that they're now 30% of the population up from 3% 10 years ago.

There isn't a single place in the world a demographic shift that dramatic wouldn't get people riled up.

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gilfoyledinesh@reddit

Yalls high school was referred to as the coons. It's been in Frisco for decades just casually hanging at all times.

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Positive_Sir_69@reddit

Hate has no home in Collin County. Ha yeah right. Have you heard of Ken Paxton?

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wannabetmore@reddit

Or just take a glance at the Frisco sub. It's a cesspool of racists.

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Perfect_Evidence@reddit

Fk Collin county

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Fit_Smile1146@reddit

No!’it’s a bunch of sane people that live here lol ☝🏽 Ken Paxton

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Fit-Classic-9295@reddit

The fact that anyone is cheering him on because he’s finally investigated the H1 visa fraud makes me sick. I’m so tired of this state sleeping on things until the media hands them a sucker.

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noncongruent@reddit

Visas are strictly a federal issue managed by the Executive and Legislative branches of the US Government. Abbortt and his goons have zero jurisdiction or legal authority to investigate anything related to visas, at all. None. It's all just performative theater to keep his voter base riled up with hate and fear. And no, I'm not interested in hearing anything you have to say about visas.

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Fit-Classic-9295@reddit

You’re right that they don’t. But I just point that hypocrisy out when it comes to a federal issue because the right wants to trash liberal states for doing the exact same thing Abbott does.

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dontbeslo@reddit

I exactly, how about we investigate Ken and hold him accountable rather than point fingers at everyone else.

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Fit-Classic-9295@reddit

Ken Paxton is proof that most voters are morons. But to be fair, he’s been investigated twice, went to trial, had an article of impeachment voted against him. He also won in a federal court that he did nothing wrong. I can’t stand the guy and think it’s insane that he even has a chance at winning senate but he definitely was.

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etiennegeaux66@reddit

Racism and Xenophobia from “Xians”— simple as that.

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Leader_Bud@reddit

A lot of these Muslim and immigrant people who were falling for the anti-LGBT talking points in 2020 are now the ones hated by their former friends and allies. Let that be a lesson learned. It’s only a matter of time until they want you in the camps, too.

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Fit_Smile1146@reddit

You’re getting down voted, but the truth hurts. Y’all fell for it and now the pendulum has swung your way.

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TX3DNews@reddit (OP)

A post meant to promote kindness and coexistence sparked hundreds of comments and reopened debates over religion, politics, and cultural change in Collin County.

The article includes perspectives from both supporters and critics of the message.

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lifegoeson5322@reddit

Tells me everything I need to know about Collin County and the people who live there. And it's not good.

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Fit_Smile1146@reddit

No, I live there and everyone isn’t an idiot. Collin county is big. That’s just Frisco.

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Fit-Classic-9295@reddit

Bro you know what you’re doing. Dont act like you don’t. You’re trying to get views to your website.

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Arrasor@reddit

If your religious belief/political view/culture make you feel called out by "Hate has no home" you need to take a long, hard look in the mirror. You're really really close there.

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dontbeslo@reddit

Especially since the message they’re portraying is that Christian’s are hateful bigots, not only is this not remotely true, but they should think how it reflects upon them and people of their religion.

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marsattck5@reddit

Jesus man, just what are they teaching these people at those mega churches? How is this triggering those morons?

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dontbeslo@reddit

Apparently a lot of hate and bigotry

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Fit-Classic-9295@reddit

Don’t confuse hate and bigotry with the law.

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KrR_TX-7424@reddit

What "law"?

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Fit-Classic-9295@reddit

If you don’t the laws in question here then you definitely don’t need to be in this convo

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skyller2s@reddit

what law prevents POC from moving to Frisco? I'll wait

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Fit-Classic-9295@reddit

I don’t go to church for the reason that I think they’re filled with hypocrisy at its finest. With that said, when a mosque is being funded by a terror group and a temple is being funded by politicians in another country, I have the exact same issue with it as I do with churches being tax exempt

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plastic_jungle@reddit

What terrorist group…

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Fit-Classic-9295@reddit

CAIR Hezbollah and other Iran proxies.

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plastic_jungle@reddit

Is there any evidence of that? And specifically that terrorist-related people and ideas are involved?

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Fit-Classic-9295@reddit

They were deemed a terror organization by the state because they wouldn’t cooperate and show their financials and involvement with the EPIC community. I’m not sure most of you know this but the Dallas area has some very deep rooted connections between Islamic and Hezbollah. You can Google all of it. Don’t get me wrong, we have an amazing Kurdish and Afghanistan community here who are still Islamic but fled extremism. This however isn’t something that just started.

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noncongruent@reddit

You can Google all of it.

How about you google it and post links here.

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plastic_jungle@reddit

Is there evidence of their involvement

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DonkeeJote@reddit

A lot of the current crowd against it wasn't originally from Frisco.

They are made up of white flight people escaping the urban core and were hoping to insulate themselves in the exurbs, only to find that what they were looking for barely exists outside of enclaves like Southlake or Heath.

Then they gave all the corporate development tax breaks to companies that Frisco was unable to sustain without a huge influx of immigrants, both domestic and international.

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TheFeedMachine@reddit

There is basically no one in Frisco that is originally from Frisco. In the 1990 census, there were 3316 people in the city. Now there are over 235000.

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Other_Tangerine_3380@reddit

Frisco has devolved into a very racist city. Remember just three or four years ago a cop beat up a little black girl and nothing happened to him.

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AcceptableProduce296@reddit

Always interesting how these posts always have everyone scrutinizing Christians values(which is fine) where they are controlling of women and bigots towards homosexuals. But all of you just COMPLETELY leave Islams treatment of women and homosexuals off the table. Like they just dont do that stuff here. Interesting really.

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Random-Spark@reddit

Weird i don't remember posting that.

but i would.

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One-Environment-1444@reddit

The people spewing all this are a cancer on our society. They keep posting bullshit influencer videos claiming that is some type of proof. Like 12 year olds. Fucking idiots. Just the same old lies.

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Celcius_87@reddit

I always see racism in r/frisco so this doesn’t surprise me

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la-fours@reddit

I can’t prove it but I have gotten the feeling that the Frisco sub has been heavily astroturfed for a long while now, even before this particular issue. I fully suspect it drew attention from rabble rousers because of all the press it got in recent years due to the explosive growth. The constant race baiting with student driver sticker posts and then the comments in the wake of Austin Metcalf’s murder were just engineered to get maximum rage bait visibility.

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Kaleb_Bunt@reddit

The alt right has this obsessive hatred with a handful of ethnic enclaves which they use to fearmonger about America being “invaded”, despite the fact that any one group these people fixate on are like a fraction of the total US population. Somalis in Minnesota, Hasidic Jews in New Jersey, and now I guess Indians in Texas.

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ClippyWouldntDoThat@reddit

It's complicated for me. I'm a Hindu convert and have been for five years now. But, I also do a lot of delivery gigs all over the city, including Frisco.

So bear in mind, what I'm about to say comes with the fact that I wear my mala daily and sometimes tilak. I'm already less of an "outsider." I truly hate to say things that may sound racial in nature; but I also think it's worth acknowledging that when I go to deliver in these neighborhoods...

I can go up to a house for a delivery and no one will acknowledge me. I am looked at because I arrived, I am frowned at, and then I'm stared through as if I'm an inconvenient presence that should not be witnessed when I was paid to deliver at this address.

The same sort of thing happens at apartment complexes; I enter, and a startling amount of people look up and I wouldn't mind, except that they scowl, peer, and look suspicious, and sometimes follow me but WILL NOT SPEAK TO ME when they are clearly speaking English to EACH OTHER.

I get unusually mean customers when I get mean ones.

I get it. My ancestors immigrated here into shared neighborhoods too, we were once the oddball arrivals. But we weren't mean like this to other people.

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