All the people who have committed a certain hideous kind of terrorist act in the last 16 years have a professed belief in Islam. And for some reason it's become important to some people that public leaders (referred to in the article as 'the political left' but including UK Conservatives, for instance) should say this out loud, and they don't. How will doing this improve matters? — mcdoodle
Remember "You ain't no Muslim, bro"? — Srap Tasmaner
There's also an important role for the media. When's the last time you read a positive article about a Muslim (or a black person for that matter)? Have you ever taken an Implicit Association Test? https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/Study?tid=-1 — Benkei
Islam, is at the very least partially, a catalyzer for these inhumane acts. — rickyk95
That's just an assertion.Islam, is at the very least partially, a catalyzer for these inhumane acts. — rickyk95
That confirms how successful this practice to base terror acts on bigotry is.All the people who have committed a certain hideous kind of terrorist act in the last 16 years have a professed belief in Islam. — mcdoodle
...what I mean to say is that the problem that exists today with terrorism has its roots in religious ideology. — rickyk95
Don't you think this has more to do with the fact that a predominantly Muslim region was under Western colonial rule for more than two centuries? You really think it's Islam, and not the continual attempt of Western powers to control the middle east? — Colin B
I'm not interested in educating you on history, so I will just respectfully say that I think the picture of the world you paint is not only inaccurate, but morally problematic. — Colin B
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