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Originally Posted by octothorp
You don't hear it therefore it doesn't exist. Very good. You should know by now that the obvious nature of the media is to pick up on the most sensational element of the story. Gay republicans have received far more air-time than those decrying homosexuality. Are the straight republicans in the minority or silent on the issue? No. Are they less interesting? Yes. Hence the volume of their response--a volume moderated entirely by the media, is less. Seriously, I would think that every consumer of information in our society would know how this works. It's the same with peaceful Muslims. Doesn't matter if it's al-jazeera, fox, or cnn, peaceful Muslims will get less airtime than the radicals, regardless of their number or outspokenness. That's why terrorism is so effective: it allows a small group of people to control the agendas of entire nations through the media. They don't need the support of the rest of their population in order to be effective.
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Yet we know leaders on both sides of the homosexuality issue. They are out there and prominently so and with followers who are equally noticeable. The anti-terrorist Muslim leader --Who would that be?