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Ben Shapiro: The Myth of the Tiny Radical Muslim Minority
In the debut of Reality Check, Ben Shapiro takes on Ben Affleck and the myth that only a tiny minority of Muslims worldwide are radical. http://TruthRevolt.org
So we know he used bad data, we know he used ambiguous criteria and we know he had no intent of providing a realistic picture. Why not just point out that 1-5% of Americans are probably radicalized and that some of those could choose to embrace terrorism? Is that not scary enough?
Religious extremism is a problem, Islamic extremism in particular. That isn't an excuse to demonize the majority of Muslims.
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/michael-w-chapman/pew-144000-us-muslims-say-suicide-bombings-civilian-targets-often-or
Pew: 8% of U.S. Muslims Say Suicide Bombing, Violence Against Civilian Targets ‘Often’ or ‘...
Survey data released by the Pew Research Center in 2013 show that 8% of U.S. Muslims believe that the use of “suicide bombing and other forms of violence against civilian targets” are either “often” or “sometimes” justified in defense of Islam.
"Muslim Americans are the staunchest opponents of military attacks on civilians, compared with members of other major religious groups Gallup has studied in the United States. Seventy-eight percent of Muslim Americans say military attacks on civilians are never justified."
http://www.gallup.com/poll/148763/Muslim-Americans-No-Justification-Violence.aspx
Most Muslim Americans See No Justification for Violence
A new Gallup report on Muslims in America reveals that Muslim Americans are more likely than members of other faith groups to reject attacks on civilians by either the military or individuals.