Having seen that picture a million times in the last little while, I wanna know how come nobody ever asked Terry Jones about the “International” part of his sign? What attempts were made, if any, to get other countries into the fun? Was there a chapter in Poland ready to contribute? Was ASEAN consulted for their participation? Is he disappointed that Andorrans and Zimbabweans weren’t eagerly snapping up Bic lighters in anticipation? Of course, I feel I know the answers and only ask them playfully, but it points yet again to the very specific understanding of what internationalism could and should look like to the radical right (i.e.: either “we beat the drum, you follow” and/or “World Series”-like “the world is us”), and thus it’s not “just” Islamaphobia: it’s within a general bedding of exceptionalism.