I absolutely agree that a registry of Muslims is a disgusting, disturbing idea that is completely antithetical to our values. I also agree that Syrian refugees and other refugees from war-torn Arab states must be treated fairly, humanely, and given refuge from the horrific violence they face.
But what about the horrific violence?
To have credibility as a Liberal, progressive response to the world, I think that in addition to pointing out the issues that very rightly come up in the stupid right-wing knee jerk xenophobia, we also have to propose solutions to the hard problems. And ISIS, or daesh, islamist-based murder, violence against women, domination of populaces by fear, and terrorist attacks, are hard problems. I don’t actually know the solutions, but I’d like to see promoted DailyKos headlines trying to solve them.