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Zogby Reuters poll
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Tue, 18 Sep 2001 11:41:46 GMT
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Excerpted from the latest poll, completed on the 16th, reprinted without
permission:
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Respondents effectively differentiate between terrorists and either a
specific ethnicity or religion as 84% of those surveyed consider the U.S. to
be at war with a small group of terrorists who may be Muslim, compared to 8%
who say the U.S. is at war with Islam. However, when asked if Islam is a
religion that encourages fanaticism, 38% say they agree, 42% say they
disagree and 20% are not sure.
Americans have a positive overall opinion of Arab Americans (62% favorable,
16% unfavorable), but have far more negative opinions of Arabs in general
(45% favorable, 33% unfavorable). Similarly, Americans have an overall
positive opinion toward Muslim Americans. (56% favorable, 19% unfavorable),
but a far more negative view of Muslims in general (43% favorable, 30%
unfavorable).
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I guess I find myself agreeing with the "is Islam a religion that encourages
fanaticism". Many religions do, of course, but all three of the Mosaic ones
seem to do so more than say, Buddhism or Hinduism.
But even if it *does* encourage fanaticism, the notion that anyone thinks we
ought to be at war with Islam overall (even 8%, which is a lot) is darn
scary. It's the fanatics we ought to be concerned about, not Ali working at
the local convenience store, or as an engineer at IBM.
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| In article <GJuwHM.9ED@lugnet.com>, "Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote: <snip> (...) You also have to consider that the only contact Joe Sixpack has with arab peoples in general is what he sees in movies or on the evening news. J.S. (...) (23 years ago, 18-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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