Minnesotans found out last week that their state flag was replaced with a pennant featuring an Islamic symbol, a move that has some residents furious.
“Minnesota has been conquered. It is now Islamist,” proclaimed Jacqueline Toboroff, editor of the Manhattan Press. “They have literally replaced the Irish, British, German, Scandinavian Christians and the Native Americans that were on the flag since 1858.”
Both the state’s seal and flag were attacked over their depictions of a Native American on horseback, which critics viewed as a reference to the displacement of indigenous people.
A 13-member committee considered 2,500 designs for the new flag and narrowed their selection down to six finalists. “Five had an eight-point Islamic star, and that is statistically impossible,” Toboroff reported. “They said it was to reflect the new immigrants who are Somali Muslim.”
There are 5.9 million people in Minnesota, with 80% being white Christian, Toboroff noted. “One percent of the population in Minnesota is Muslim, and this is what's happening.” The new flag was not subject to a public referendum or vote of the legislature.
“It's an atrocity,” said Minnesota businessman Mike Lindell, the founder of My Pillow. “Everybody's going, what is this? It's just a takeover. This is like a Trojan horse here in Minnesota. When they started pouring in, they didn't love our country. I've seen it with my own eyes. They're not neutral. They hate this country. They hate the Judeo-Christian West. They're Sharia supremacist,” Lindell said, referring to an Islamic tradition that the European Court of Human Rights ruled is "incompatible with the fundamental principles of democracy.”
“We're sitting here and it's all different races. But you know, we're 80% Christian in Minnesota. One percent of these Islamists come in here, and then they get to have this flag,” Lindell continued. “It's like we're getting just attacked from every direction. It's disgusting.”
An eight-point star is used to represent the Islamic faith and the unity of the Muslim community. It is a common symbol in Islamic art and architecture and is known as "Khatim" or "Khatim-Sulayman," which means "seal of the prophets" in Arabic. Supporters of the new flag hold that the symbol represents Polaris, the North Star.
Governments run by Progressive Democrats across America are also looking to feature an eight-point Islamic star in their flags, with Minnesota’s neighbor, Wisconsin, getting close to making the change.