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Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski
There is clearly an issue but these polls just identify 'Muslim' and don't represent the many different sects that comprise the religion. And polls from areas of the world that have more complex problems than other areas. It lumps all into this monolith.
Most people don't understand the diversity of sects and diversity of views. From the perspective of policy towards western born and bred Muslims it 'seems' non representative, despite the headlines.
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Most of the polls have a regional breakdown. I think you're running into issues of cognitive dissonance here, frankly. You're facing information and analysis that seems valid and informative, but you aren't comfortable with the conclusion that you're realizing is inevitable. From the other keyboard, you seem like you have a head on your shoulders, and if the topic was different you would probably take the balance of evidence presented and reach your conclusion much earlier.
Summed up nicely by my favorite philosopher, Marlo Stanfield: