Muslims blowing up the world and who cares?

[Miss Shelby]

Except to point out that we have to acknowledge that some Muslims aren't blowing up the world. Wake up people

 

[Armoured]

Except to point out that we have to acknowledge that some Muslims aren't blowing up the world. Wake up people

How many people have been blown up by Muslims in the last 20 years?

 

[MikeK]

Except to point out that we have to acknowledge that some Muslims aren't blowing up the world. Wake up people

Huh? Where are Muslims a major threat, other than in Muslim countries (where they would be expected to be the principal criminals, much as American prisons have a high proportion of Christians). I get that headlines can be scary, but Europe is a far safer place from a violent crime perspective than the United States is.

 

[Miss Shelby]

I rest my case.

 

[Armoured]

I rest my case.

What's your case, that we should vilify all Muslims because of a minority?

 

[Kevin Ambrose]

I rest my case.

According to many on this forum Muslims can do no wrong and Christian no right.

 

[timewerx]

How many people have been blown up by Muslims in the last 20 years?

If we also include Africa and the Middle East, the numbers would easily exceed a million.

 

[Kevin Ambrose]

What's your case, that we should vilify all Muslims because of a minority?

The global "minority" when tallied together could fill the United States. It's why this keeps happening all over the Western world.

 

[Armoured]

According to many on this forum Muslims can do no wrong and Christian no right.

Where has anyone said anything of the sort?

 

[Kevin Ambrose]

Where has anyone said anything of the sort?

Personal experience in any thread that includes the risk that Islam presents to Christians.

 

[Armoured]

The global "minority" when tallied together could fill the United States.

What nonsense.

It's why this keeps happening all over the Western world.

No. It's not. In fact, the fact that asymmetric terror attacks are what the extremists are forced to use is precisely because there's so few of them.

 

[Armoured]

Personal experience in any thread that includes the risk that Islam presents to Christians.

How about a specific example?

 

[Armoured]

If we also include Africa and the Middle East, the numbers would easily exceed a million.

OK. I assume you can show evidence for your claim.

How many people have been blown up by Americans in the same period? Feel free to include Africa and the Middle East in your working.

 

[Kevin Ambrose]

What nonsense.No. It's not. In fact, the fact that asymmetric terror attacks are what the extremists are forced to use is precisely because there's so few of them.

How many radical Muslims do you think there are in the world?

 

[Armoured]

How many radical Muslims do you think there are in the world?

Radical Muslim =/= Muslims who want to blow anyone up.

That said, estimates suggest about 7% of Muslims are "radical", which is, globally, about 100,000,000 people. The population of the US is, iirc, 320, 000, 000?

Muslims and Islam: Key findings in the U.S. and around the world

 

[Kevin Ambrose]

Radical Muslim =/= Muslims who want to blow anyone up.

That said, estimates suggest about 7% of Muslims are "radical", which is, globally, about 100,000,000 people. The population of the US is, iirc, 320, 000, 000?

Muslims and Islam: Key findings in the U.S. and around the world

Given that upwards of 90% of Muslims in Middle-Eastern nations want Sharia I'd say that's much higher. The World’s Muslims: Religion, Politics and Society

Or are you saying that Sharia isn't radical? Is that acceptable for Western society?

 

[Kevin Ambrose]

Radical Muslim =/= Muslims who want to blow anyone up.

That said, estimates suggest about 7% of Muslims are "radical", which is, globally, about 100,000,000 people. The population of the US is, iirc, 320, 000, 000?

Muslims and Islam: Key findings in the U.S. and around the world

Let's say you're right and it's "only" 100 million people.

How does that compare to the "threat" of the Ku Klux Klan that we hear about? An organization that at most has 10,000 members. Would you contend that we shouldn't criticize skinheads because the majority of white supremacists are law abiding citizens? Would you tell anti-fascist activists that they're wrong to reject white supremacy in their nation because of a violent minority?

 

[Armoured]

Given that upwards of 90% of Muslims in Middle-Eastern nations want Sharia I'd say that's much higher. The World’s Muslims: Religion, Politics and Society

Or are you saying that Sharia isn't radical? Is that acceptable for Western society?

Actual sharia or strawman "Sharia is all about cutting people's heads off" sharia?

 

[Kevin Ambrose]

Actual sharia or strawman "Sharia is all about cutting people's heads off" sharia?

Would you want to live under either?

 

[Armoured]

Let's say you're right and it's "only" 100 million people.

How does that compare to the "threat" of the Ku Klux Klan that we hear about? An organization that at most has 10,000 members. Would you contend that we shouldn't criticize skinheads because the majority of white supremacists are law abiding citizens? Would you tell anti-fascist activists that they're wrong to reject white supremacy in their nation because of a violent minority?

They're not 100,000,000 people in the US. That's a dispersed global population. The KKK is contained entirely within the US.

Not sure what your point is. You can criticise violent or extremist Muslims all you like, I doubt anyone will disagree with you, including 93% of Muslims. The point here is that the minority of Muslims don't justify vilification of the majority. Same way the KKK doesn't justify vilification of all Christians.