Comments on: Pew: 102,876,651 Muslims Approve of Suicide Bombing http://www.bloggernews.net/18886 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:30:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: TheFly http://www.bloggernews.net/18886#comment-1759665 TheFly Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:03:56 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/18886#comment-1759665 It should be pointed out the reasons for why support for suicide bombings in countries like Pakistan dramatically plummeted. Was it a tidal wave of moderation that finally swept over the people of Pakistan? Not likely. Just Pakistanis (temporary) objecting to suicide bombings because they're currently getting a taste of their own medicine. As soon as the Pakistani Taliban and other Islamist groups stop targeting Pakistan, then support for suicide bombing and other forms of terrorism against non-Muslims will shoot right back up. Ignoring the political context these polls were taken in to explain the results (especially for the sudden drop in support of suicide bombings) does not one any favors. It should be pointed out the reasons for why support for suicide bombings in countries like Pakistan dramatically plummeted.

Was it a tidal wave of moderation that finally swept over the people of Pakistan?

Not likely. Just Pakistanis (temporary) objecting to suicide bombings because they’re currently getting a taste of their own medicine.

As soon as the Pakistani Taliban and other Islamist groups stop targeting Pakistan, then support for suicide bombing and other forms of terrorism against non-Muslims will shoot right back up.

Ignoring the political context these polls were taken in to explain the results (especially for the sudden drop in support of suicide bombings) does not one any favors.

]]> By: “For being so ‘brilliant’ Obama sure has a hard time making sense out of the obvious.” « Gunservatively! http://www.bloggernews.net/18886#comment-931409 “For being so ‘brilliant’ Obama sure has a hard time making sense out of the obvious.” « Gunservatively! Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:44:27 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/18886#comment-931409 [...] Al-Qaeda it shows that he is absolutely oblivious to the nature of the enemy. What about the other 102,000 Muslims that approve of suicide [...] […] Al-Qaeda it shows that he is absolutely oblivious to the nature of the enemy. What about the other 102,000 Muslims that approve of suicide […]

]]> By: Laura Curtis http://www.bloggernews.net/18886#comment-65544 Laura Curtis Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:47:48 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/18886#comment-65544 Of course you're correct that this only includes 8 countries - I agree with you that the overall number is higher, but I didn't want to speculate on that in the post. I also didn't touch on how many Muslims support terror by financing it. "The drop in support since 2002 shows that the standard media assumptions that the Iraq war is radicalising Muslims, is bogus." I didn't even think of that - brilliant! Of course you’re correct that this only includes 8 countries - I agree with you that the overall number is higher, but I didn’t want to speculate on that in the post. I also didn’t touch on how many Muslims support terror by financing it.

“The drop in support since 2002 shows that the standard media assumptions that the Iraq war is radicalising Muslims, is bogus.”

I didn’t even think of that - brilliant!

]]> By: duvdevan http://www.bloggernews.net/18886#comment-65329 duvdevan Thu, 26 Jul 2007 06:58:39 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/18886#comment-65329 Of course this 102 million Muslims figure is only based on 8 countries and does not include hotbeds of Jihadist support such as Iran, Saudi, Syria & Sudan. Based on an average of 25% support, we ca deduce that over 300 million Muslims support suicide bombings. And yet there are positives. The drop in support since 2002 shows that the standard media assumptions that the Iraq war is radicalising Muslims, is bogus. Of course this 102 million Muslims figure is only based on 8 countries and does not include hotbeds of Jihadist support such as Iran, Saudi, Syria & Sudan.

Based on an average of 25% support, we ca deduce that over 300 million Muslims support suicide bombings.

And yet there are positives. The drop in support since 2002 shows that the standard media assumptions that the Iraq war is radicalising Muslims, is bogus.

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