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Except the 94% that aren't.
CNN recently published an article entitled Study: Threat of Muslim-American terrorism in U.S. exaggerated; according to a study released by Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, “the terrorist threat posed by radicalized Muslim-Americans has been exaggerated.”
Yet, Americans continue to live in mortal fear of radical Islam, a fear propagated and inflamed by right wing Islamophobes. If one follows the cable news networks, it seems as if all terrorists are Muslims. It has even become axiomatic in some circles to chant: “Not all Muslims are terrorists, but nearly all terrorists are Muslims.” Muslims and their “leftist dhimmi allies” respond feebly, mentioning Waco as the one counter example, unwittingly affirming the belief that “nearly all terrorists are Muslims.”
But perception is not reality. The data simply does not support such a hasty conclusion. On the FBI’s official website, there exists a chronological list of all terrorist attacks committed on U.S. soil from the year 1980 all the way to 2005. That list can be accessed here (scroll down all the way to the bottom).
According to this data, there were more Jewish acts of terrorism within the United States than Islamic (7% vs 6%). These radical Jews committed acts of terrorism in the name of their religion. These were not terrorists who happened to be Jews; rather, they were extremist Jews who committed acts of terrorism based on their religious passions, just like Al-Qaeda and company.
Yet notice the disparity in media coverage between the two. It would indeed be very interesting to construct a corresponding pie chart that depicted the level of media coverage of each group. The reason that Muslim apologists and their “leftist dhimmi allies” cannot recall another non-Islamic act of terrorism other than Waco is due to the fact that the media gives menial (if any) coverage to such events. If a terrorist attack does not fit the “Islam is the perennial and existential threat of our times” narrative, it is simply not paid much attention to, which in a circuitous manner reinforces and “proves” the preconceived narrative. It is to such an extent that the average American cannot remember any Jewish or Latino terrorist; why should he when he has never even heard of the Jewish Defense League or the Ejercito Popular Boricua Macheteros? Surely what he does not know does not exist!
The Islamophobes claim that Islam is intrinsically a terrorist religion. The proof? Well, just about every terrorist attack is Islamic, they retort. Unfortunately for them, that’s not quite true. More like six percent. Using their defunct logic, these right wingers ought now to conclude that nearly all acts of terrorism are committed by Latinos (or Jews). Let them dare say it…they couldn’t; it would be political and social suicide to say such a thing. Most Americans would shut down such talk as bigoted; yet, similar statements continue to be said of Islam, without any repercussions.
The Islamophobes live in a fantasy world where everyone is supposedly too “politically correct” to criticize Islam and Muslims. Yet, the reality is the exact opposite: you can get away with saying anything against the crescent. Can you imagine the reaction if I said that Latinos should be profiled because after all they are the ones who commit the most terrorism in the country? (For the record: I don’t believe in such profiling, because I am–unlike the right wing nutters–a believer in American ideals.)
The moral of the story is that Americans ought to calm down when it comes to Islamic terrorism. Right wingers always live in mortal fear–or rather, they try to make you feel that way. In fact, Pamela Geller (the queen of internet Islamophobia) literally said her mission was to “scare the bejeezus outta ya.” Don’t be fooled, and don’t be a wuss. You don’t live in constant fear of radicalized Latinos (unless you’re Lou Dobbs), even though they commit seven times more acts of terrorism than Muslims in America. Why then are you wetting yourself over Islamic radicals? In the words of Cenk Uygur: you’re at a ten when you need to be at a four. Nobody is saying that Islamic terrorism is not a matter of concern, but it’s grossly exaggerated.
http://www.loonwatch.com/2010/01/not-all-terrorists-are-muslims/
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Lol.
Muslim extremists are far, far worse than any other religion. Im pretty sure the Jews are trying to take over Europe and impose Sharia Law, you know, the same Sharia Law that has women covered from head to toe lest they be stoned.
Muslim (extremists) fucking suck.
HTH.
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Yes Jews suck badly as well.
But Muslims are far fucking worse, theyre barbarians living in modern days, who are hell bent on destroying any other ideology than their own.
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Ya fuck the muslims they are the worst bye far. Bunch of damn dirty apes.
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not all muslims are terrorists
but all terrorists are muslim
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I missed the section of the article that shows us examples of when the Jews and Mexicans flew planes into our buildings.
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Except the 94% that aren't.
CNN recently published an article entitled Study: Threat of Muslim-American terrorism in U.S. exaggerated; according to a study released by Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, “the terrorist threat posed by radicalized Muslim-Americans has been exaggerated.”
Yet, Americans continue to live in mortal fear of radical Islam, a fear propagated and inflamed by right wing Islamophobes. If one follows the cable news networks, it seems as if all terrorists are Muslims. It has even become axiomatic in some circles to chant: “Not all Muslims are terrorists, but nearly all terrorists are Muslims.” Muslims and their “leftist dhimmi allies” respond feebly, mentioning Waco as the one counter example, unwittingly affirming the belief that “nearly all terrorists are Muslims.”
But perception is not reality. The data simply does not support such a hasty conclusion. On the FBI’s official website, there exists a chronological list of all terrorist attacks committed on U.S. soil from the year 1980 all the way to 2005. That list can be accessed here (scroll down all the way to the bottom).
According to this data, there were more Jewish acts of terrorism within the United States than Islamic (7% vs 6%). These radical Jews committed acts of terrorism in the name of their religion. These were not terrorists who happened to be Jews; rather, they were extremist Jews who committed acts of terrorism based on their religious passions, just like Al-Qaeda and company.
Yet notice the disparity in media coverage between the two. It would indeed be very interesting to construct a corresponding pie chart that depicted the level of media coverage of each group. The reason that Muslim apologists and their “leftist dhimmi allies” cannot recall another non-Islamic act of terrorism other than Waco is due to the fact that the media gives menial (if any) coverage to such events. If a terrorist attack does not fit the “Islam is the perennial and existential threat of our times” narrative, it is simply not paid much attention to, which in a circuitous manner reinforces and “proves” the preconceived narrative. It is to such an extent that the average American cannot remember any Jewish or Latino terrorist; why should he when he has never even heard of the Jewish Defense League or the Ejercito Popular Boricua Macheteros? Surely what he does not know does not exist!
The Islamophobes claim that Islam is intrinsically a terrorist religion. The proof? Well, just about every terrorist attack is Islamic, they retort. Unfortunately for them, that’s not quite true. More like six percent. Using their defunct logic, these right wingers ought now to conclude that nearly all acts of terrorism are committed by Latinos (or Jews). Let them dare say it…they couldn’t; it would be political and social suicide to say such a thing. Most Americans would shut down such talk as bigoted; yet, similar statements continue to be said of Islam, without any repercussions.
The Islamophobes live in a fantasy world where everyone is supposedly too “politically correct” to criticize Islam and Muslims. Yet, the reality is the exact opposite: you can get away with saying anything against the crescent. Can you imagine the reaction if I said that Latinos should be profiled because after all they are the ones who commit the most terrorism in the country? (For the record: I don’t believe in such profiling, because I am–unlike the right wing nutters–a believer in American ideals.)
The moral of the story is that Americans ought to calm down when it comes to Islamic terrorism. Right wingers always live in mortal fear–or rather, they try to make you feel that way. In fact, Pamela Geller (the queen of internet Islamophobia) literally said her mission was to “scare the bejeezus outta ya.” Don’t be fooled, and don’t be a wuss. You don’t live in constant fear of radicalized Latinos (unless you’re Lou Dobbs), even though they commit seven times more acts of terrorism than Muslims in America. Why then are you wetting yourself over Islamic radicals? In the words of Cenk Uygur: you’re at a ten when you need to be at a four. Nobody is saying that Islamic terrorism is not a matter of concern, but it’s grossly exaggerated.
http://www.loonwatch.com/2010/01/not-all-terrorists-are-muslims/
Hi Mr.muslim.
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CC, can you please give a link to the info that supports the pie chart? There is a link in the article link, but when you click it you get an error message (takes you to the FBI page with other options). Can you please link me?
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not all muslims are terrorists
but all terrorists are muslim
Im looking at my Square of Opposition book from college right at this moment.
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its all about playing the odds
if you smash the shi t out of every muslim you meet you are bound to get a terrorist eventually
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CC, can you please give a link to the info that supports the pie chart? There is a link in the article link, but when you click it you get an error message (takes you to the FBI page with other options). Can you please link me?
Try this...
http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/terrorism-2002-2005/terror02_05#terror_05sum
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Lol.
Muslim extremists are far, far worse than any other religion. Im pretty sure the Jews are trying to take over Europe and impose Sharia Law, you know, the same Sharia Law that has women covered from head to toe lest they be stoned.
Muslim (extremists) fucking suck.
HTH.
PS
Yes Jews suck badly as well.
But Muslims are far fucking worse, theyre barbarians living in modern days, who are hell bent on destroying any other ideology than their own.
The point is that those deviants involved in terrorism are not acting based upon the Quran. Their very actions put them outside the fold of Islam. There are always going to be a handful of nut jobs who have their own agenda and claim to be acting in the name of religion. That is true of all religions but Islamophobes and right wing crazies choose to only to label those with a Muslim name as terrorists.
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Is torture terrorism? If so, US government uses terrorist tactics.
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pie
Mmmm,mmm....pie.
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"CNN" lol
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I missed the section of the article that shows us examples of when the Jews and Mexicans flew planes into our buildings.
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Is torture terrorism? If so, US government uses terrorist tactics.
a little water in your nose is not torture, twink.
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"Torture" lol
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The point is that those deviants involved in terrorism are not acting based upon the Quran. Their very actions put them outside the fold of Islam. There are always going to be a handful of nut jobs who have their own agenda and claim to be acting in the name of religion.
And it's a handful of nutjobs that don't recognize this. So you're attacking a fringe group that's attacking another fringe group.
It doesn't minimize the threat of radical Islam. It doesn't change the fact that they flew planes into our buildings.
So what is the ultimate point? Focus attention on the Jews and Mexican? What is the article trying to accomplish?
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And it's a handful of nutjobs that don't recognize this. So you're attacking a fringe group that's attacking another fringe group.
It doesn't minimize the threat of radical Islam. It doesn't change the fact that they flew planes into our buildings.
So what is the ultimate point? Focus attention on the Jews and Mexican? What is the article trying to accomplish?
???
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I don't really care, thinking of them as terrorists is a good reason for me to find them disgusting.
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Care to refute it with text rather than smilies?
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Care to refute it with text rather than smilies?
It's a waist of time to debate with idiots.
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It's a waist of time to debate with idiots.
Well done, genius.
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Well done, genius.
Thank you, idiot. :-*
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It's a waist of time to debate with idiots.
BB related
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Lol.
Muslim extremists are far, far worse than any other religion. Im pretty sure the Jews are trying to take over Europe and impose Sharia Law, you know, the same Sharia Law that has women covered from head to toe lest they be stoned.
Muslim (extremists) fucking suck.
HTH.
PS
Yes Jews suck badly as well.
But Muslims are far fucking worse, theyre barbarians living in modern days, who are hell bent on destroying any other ideology than their own.
x1000 >:(
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BB related
waist. :)
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And it's a handful of nutjobs that don't recognize this. So you're attacking a fringe group that's attacking another fringe group.
It doesn't minimize the threat of radical Islam. It doesn't change the fact that they flew planes into our buildings.
So what is the ultimate point? Focus attention on the Jews and Mexican? What is the article trying to accomplish?
The point is don't attempt to condemn an entire faith based on a handful of self proclaimed Muslims who offer up their own violent ideology that is a total perversion of the actual teachings of Islam.
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who would you rather be on a train with
some spanish dude
or a muslim with a backpack on
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a little water in your nose is not torture, twink.
Even you don't believe that.
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Muslims are mostly worthless, and Arabs are entirely worthless... Way, way worse than Mexicans, Communists, Chinamen and Jews. I would totally support their forced deportation from Europe back to Arabia. And I believe that uf that doesn't happen, Europe as we know it be a very different place quite soon. I suppose it'll either go out with a whimper -- handing over the keys of the empire to the muslims, so to speak -- or with a bang.
Where's Charles Martel when we need him?
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waist. :)
c'mon guys this is the bb forum,the 'T H U N D E R D O M E'......
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The point is don't attempt to condemn an entire faith based on a handful of self proclaimed Muslims who offer up their own violent ideology that is a total perversion of the actual teachings of Islam.
And my point is that the only people doing this are a fringe group as well.
Anyway, this message has been promoted ever since the attacks in 2001. It's pretty much common sense, so I'm wondering what their (not you) ultimate point is.
In other words, most rational people know this, and fringe lunatics' minds won't be changed.
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Muslim tea is way too sweet, mostly. And the women dressing gives them vit D deficiency.
And it's always so hot in their countries.
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And it's always so hot in their countries.
thats true. theres always a burning flag somewhere
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yes,the burning flag of the states and the israels
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yes,the burning flag of the states and the israels
or any other flag of europe
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CC, can you please give a link to the info that supports the pie chart? There is a link in the article link, but when you click it you get an error message (takes you to the FBI page with other options). Can you please link me?
No! Don't click on th... BOOM!
Religion of pie ::)
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And my point is that the only people doing this are a fringe group as well.
Anyway, this message has been promoted ever since the attacks in 2001. It's pretty much common sense, so I'm wondering what their (not you) ultimate point is.
In other words, most rational people know this, and fringe lunatics' minds won't be changed.
I agree, anyone who is rational would know this. However,judging by the levels of Islamaphobia, most people aren't very rational.
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or any other flag of europe
Except that black one with a red star on it..
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The point is don't attempt to condemn an entire faith based on a handful of self proclaimed Muslims who offer up their own violent ideology that is a total perversion of the actual teachings of Islam.
Fuck that noise. And no, you do not want to go there.