Muslims I do know, openly state that many of their fellow Muslims are backwards, just as many Christians I know do the same about backwards Christians. Either way, Pew Research has asked hundreds of thousands of Muslims worldwide. It is kind of what they do. Their polling stats are some of the most respected in the world. I'm not sorry I take their word over yours.
"A recent Pew Research Study places the number of Muslims worldwide to be around 1.6 billion (or 23% of the world's population). So doing some basic math, we get that about .006625% of the Muslim population are "extremist"." From your stupid Pew study which I still think is a joke. Honestly, where do you find the time to look crap like this up all day? You do realize you can't let one biased study speak for billions of people.
Your ignorance clearly knows no bounds. I am a man of facts, not conjecture. Do you know how polls work? They clearly explain their methodology for all of their polls. If you think Pew Polls are a joke, you need to learn a thing or two. The margin for error in their polls is usually at most 4-5%, with most actually being within 3% - because of how they ask their questions. Even at the most extreme margins for error in the polls I listed, a huge chunk of the Muslim population (45% or more) believe in Sharia law.
99.9% of Muslims think a dude who walks around a school and starts stabbing people is a crazy extremist no ifs, ands, or buts. You want to change my view? Travel the world and post your findings on YouTube. Until then I will think you're crazy if you believe someone is willing to do what I just suggested to prove a racist point.
I think you would be surprised about how many would justify his attack. The term extremist is subjective. But I'll assure you its more than .01% who are intolerant of non muslims.
Prove it. You're assurance means jack. Get up and prove it. Otherwise you're just being racist. I can say so many X are rapists, thieves and criminals based on people who have been indicted for those crimes therefore those people are a good indicator of what their race is. It's all bs even though I am using a much larger percentage to prove my point than what you guys are using. Jews and Muslims hate each other and they will tell lies about each other. See through the pig **** or keep eating it.
Muslims aren't a race, but ok. Learn what you're talking about ... or stop trolling. Neither case is cute, but with some of you, I never know which is the case.
This is right and wrong. Capturing macro level data on everyone allows data scientists and intelligence officials to look for "patterns" or "hotspots" in the data to identify potential events and terrorist cells. It is working very well. Palantir has helped stop multiple larger attacks in the US and abroad, and proactively led to the capture of multiple cells of people that want to do harm, so Snowden is incorrect on that front. They don't care about your individual internet traffic or cell phone calls. They care about your internet traffic and cell phone calls when bundled with everybody else's, looking for statistical anomalies, patterns, and hotspots. What you are correct on, however, is that type of macro level data analysis can't single out these lone wolf style attacks. There are just too many people spouting off hateful ideology on the internet that never act upon it to nail the one that will.
Yes D&D please. You know what I meant, and no I will never take you guys seriously. I've seen some of your posts in the D&D. Let's build a wall to keep those who want to build a wall out.
The reasoning Christians and Catholics are committing the crimes is not because of their religion - it's in spite of their "religion". These crimes are 100% Islamic based reasoning. BIG difference. Yes there are idiots but you you're an idiot if you think the trend of radical Islam is caused by low IQ people. I don't see why you are trying to compare the 2 unless it's to defend radical Islam or troll...or maybe it is an IQ thing...
Just awful stuff, glad nobody was seriously injured. The rhetoric is extreme though, the number of American muslims that commit such acts doesn't back up the broad brush being used.
The liberals' PC response is disgusting. A radical Islamist tries to kill people, and instead of condemning the act and trying to find the root cause, their immediate reaction is to lecture and chastise other Americans not to have a backlash against Muslims. You idiots brought Trump upon yourselves with your overly PC culture. Own him.
Your ignorance would be hilarious if it wasn't so sad. "Prove it..." Uhh, I provided the closest thing we have to factual numbers (polls), and you haven't provided a damn thing to back your "99.9%" pulled out of your ass claim. You can't predict the attacks, because you can't predict, nor stop crazy. There are 7.3 billion people in the world, and hundreds of millions of them will have severe mental issues within their lives (1 in 5 adults). Throw mental illness in with an overzealous "religion," and you have a powderkeg. Until we make mental health a priority as a society, we'll continue to have these random acts of violence - regardless of if they are fueled by a religion or not. Exactly. Radical Islam is a mental health issue. If you believe in Sharia law, or support it - you're batshit insane. Period. You are not a religious person, you are a zealot and just straight up out of your mind. I have no idea why the liberals can't, and don't openly state as such. It is no different than those crazy Westboro Baptist jackholes, with the exception that they don't act out violently. Call a spade a spade (and no, that isn't a racist phrase).
Cuz you know if you ask anyone I'm right and you're wrong. You live in this bubble where everything you read on the internet is true. Please.