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Re: Zogby Reuters poll
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Tue, 18 Sep 2001 14:11:26 GMT
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In article <GJuwHM.9ED@lugnet.com>,
"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote:
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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.
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> 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.
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. usually isn't interested in learning more about these people,
because that might interfere with his regular viewing of the MLB
playoffs.
Kind of makes you wonder what kind of impression of Americans has been
doled out to the people who were dancing in the street after the
crashes. My dad was in a MASH unit during Desert Storm, and his unit was
in charge of taking care of Iraqi POWs. He said when they first came in,
they begged the American soldiers not to eat them.
~Grand Admiral Muffin Head
--
Mark's Lego(R) Creations
http://www.nwlink.com/~sandlin/lego
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| Excerpted from the latest poll, completed on the 16th, reprinted without permission: (start) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 18-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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