One in four Muslims sympathises with motives of terrorists

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 9:22 pm

Most Muslims are evidently moderate and law-abiding but by no means all are.

YouGov sought to gauge the character of the Muslim community's response to the events of July 7. As the figures in the chart show, 88 per cent of British Muslims clearly have no intention of trying to justify the bus and Tube murders.

However, six per cent insist that the bombings were, on the contrary, fully justified.

Six per cent may seem a small proportion but in absolute numbers it amounts to about 100,000 individuals who, if not prepared to carry out terrorist acts, are ready to support those who do.

Moreover, the proportion of YouGov's respondents who, while not condoning the London attacks, have some sympathy with the feelings and motives of those who carried them out is considerably larger - 24 per cent.

A substantial majority, 56 per cent, say that, whether or not they sympathise with the bombers, they can at least understand why some people might want to behave in this way.

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http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.j ... poll23.xml

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 12:56 am

The following paragraph from the article annoyed me.

However, nearly a third of British Muslims, 32 per cent, are far more censorious, believing that "Western society is decadent and immoral and that Muslims should seek to bring it to an end".

GO BACK TO THE LAND OF YOUR FOREFATHERS THEN!:mad:

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 4:33 am

what, and get off the national tit?

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 5:08 am

That is a very disturbing poll, I looked at the percentages of different questions. The 56% that could understand why people would feel the way the bombers did shows a definite problem with understanding the death and destruction these terrorist acts cause. Would they feel that way if they or their loved ones were one of the subways?

theia · Post by **theia** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 5:18 am

Just an observation...

The study interviewed 526 Muslims (online) from a population of 1,591,000 in England and Wales and approximately 43,000 in Scotland (2001 census)

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 5:31 am

theia wrote: Just an observation...

The study interviewed 526 Muslims (online) from a population of 1,591,000 in England and Wales and approximately 43,000 in Scotland (2001 census)
It does'nt matter how many answered the poll,

it's still a high percentage!

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 9:11 am

Any suggested solutions? Kick out a Muslims? Force every Moslem to meet with a non-Mulim and vice-versa weekly for cultural education? something inbetween?

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 11:34 am

Accountable wrote: Any suggested solutions? Kick out a Muslims? Force every Moslem to meet with a non-Mulim and vice-versa weekly for cultural education? something inbetween?Stop doing bloody polls that cause unrest!

capt_buzzard · Post by **capt_buzzard** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 2:17 pm

abbey wrote: Stop doing bloody polls that cause unrest!I agree with you all the way on this Abbey

capt_buzzard · Post by **capt_buzzard** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 2:20 pm

Their aim is take over the West. An Islamic East & Wast. Its the fastest growing religion.The Muslims in Ireland are very Anti American. Not a week goes by when one hears ''Death to America''. And they are really sick people.