It’s official people …you aren’t trusted. We should survey our American posters and see if this survey is accurate:
Almost 40 percentof Americans acknowledge having some prejudice against Muslims, but those with Muslim acquaintances are more likely to show favorable attitudes, a new USA Today/Gallup Poll shows.
Thirty-nine percent of Americans asked to “honestly” assess themselves said they have “at least some feelings of prejudice against Muslims” while 59 percent said they did not. Respondents were fairly evenly divided about whether Muslims are respectful of other religions, with 47 percent agreeing and 40 percent disagreeing. There was clear disagreement about whether Muslims are too extreme in their religious beliefs, with 44 percent saying yes and 46 percent saying no.
A substantial minority – 39 percent – of Americans favor more strict security measures for Muslims than other U.S. citizens, such as requiring Muslims to carry a special ID; 59 percent said they would oppose such a requirement. Forty-one percent favored Muslims undergoing more intensive security checks at U.S. airports, while 57 percent opposed such action.
When comparing feelings based on whether respondents personally know a Muslim, pollsters found dramatic differences. Forty-one percent said they personally knew a Muslim.
Nearly a quarter of those who said they know a Muslim – 24 percent – favored a special ID for Muslims; 50 percent who do not know someone of that faith favored the special ID. Ten percent of those who know a Muslim said they would not want a Muslim as a neighbor, compared to 31 percent of those who did not know one.
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two factors here at least, what these ppl are like themselves, some sort of demographic breakdown would be vry telling, and additionally what type of interaction have the had with muslims, or well also what type of muslims
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These stats are pretty realistic. In fact, I would say one needs to account for the percent of population in US that is muslim and not take that population into consideration (because most muslims are not suspicious of each other).
I personally, especially with the recent things going on, have had to deal with some minor discrimination.
By the way, despite me being a muslim, I am all for ID badges and more checks at the airport. You wanna know why? Because when crazy nuts go blow up people, they don't stop to think there might be a muslim in that crowd. These people think that American-raised/born/assimilated muslims should die as well, because our tax money is going to the government. So, yeah, count me in as part of that non-muslim crowd that demands more security measures.
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And how do you know that its always Muslims who do that ?
I personally, especially with the recent things going on, have had to deal with some minor discrimination.
By the way, despite me being a muslim, I am all for ID badges and more checks at the airport. You wanna know why? Because when crazy nuts go blow up people, they don't stop to think there might be a muslim in that crowd. These people think that American-raised/born/assimilated muslims should die as well, because our tax money is going to the government. So, yeah, count me in as part of that non-muslim crowd that demands more security measures.
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Nearly a quarter of those who said they know a Muslim -- 24 percent -- favored a special ID for Muslims
They are the descendents of Spanish Christians influenced by Spanish Inquisition and the way they treated Jews and Muslims in Spain. Same i what they want t do in America....
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^^
they're the most dumb people, I've ever seen. They've no idea whats going on.
People from one state don't even know anything about people from another state in USA. No knowledge, no common sense - nothing.
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it's because of a tiny muslim minority of extremist people that the majority is feared!
it's allways like that in any place, the only way out is a solid community ready to help you in anything instead of judging you by the length of your beard or hijaaab
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I'm not surprised, most Americans don't know anything beyond hamburgers and beer. They’re a bunch of ignorant, overtly nationalistic, obese, arrogant, fascist nobs that’ll lap up anything CNN or their chimpanzee of a president tell them.
Thats just scary.