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Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski
This your own bias, based on...?
Do you know or talk to any Muslims personally?
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I try to avoid using anecdotal evidence, where possible. But I also try to avoid assumptions where possible.
You made the statement that most Muslims feel the same (equivalent?) outrage to the average secular westerner over such terrorist acts. I don't see evidence to support this claim. There is certainly compelling evidence to counter the claim.
The interesting data point here is the following at least to me:
This data is from 2009, Pew global Attitudes Survey. It's good data.
Do you think that 3 in 10 non-muslims in Britain would say that suicide bombings can be justified?
Half of the populations of Jordan, Eqgypt and Lebanon feel suicide bombings can be justified. Hell, 4 in 10 Muslims in FRANCE, think suicide bombings can be justified.
And yet, you think the prevalence of the justification of extremist actions is irrelevant because in the end most of these people don't have the cajones to actually do it?
I think these attitude difference are central to the problem.