I explain it with one word that you missed.
key word being ‘some’ in that first sentence.
heck some people believe in space aliens and UFOs.
There are conspiracy theorists who are not muslim who claim attacks were by someone else.
So if some people believe that, what is an average person supposed to do in his or her personal capacity more than what I just noted.
do you want every muslim dude to take his personal days off and get a billboard and walk around downtown passing brochures against extremism? or start passing out
I am totally against apathy and have personally been behind one rather questionable imam being booted out of US, but its very easy for ppl to say boo hoo muslims dont do anything, what do they want muslims to do. for every muslim to become some vigilante, track every single website and every single muslim organisation? People have been very outspoken about quality of imams in every mosque I have been to in the last few years, imams sermons have been against extremism.
CAI, ISNA whoever, they may have their issues, their agendas, but if i was not bothered about them prior to 9/11 why should I now make any sort of effort to get to know those organisations or bring some change in them or track their movements? My tax dollars go to fund law enforcement, shut the groups down if they are doing hanky panky.
This whole thing of muslims dont do anything is getting old.
I dont get this 60% statistic, I dont know a single person from my family or among my friends who does not believe that the attackers were the 19 jackasses. regardless, even if someone does not believe it was their doing, what does it do? as long as this doubter is not supporting extremists, why does it matter what someone thinks in his or her own personal life.
I dont run into ppl like that so do i need to go locate them and convince them otherwise? like take it on as some sort of mission, a side job…a mild mannered businessman by day, an extremist fighting vigilante by night and weekends. as I have noted, mosques that I have been to seem to be doing a good job of preaching the right thing. I surely dont expect them to have pop quizzes on someone’s political views and have a masjid version of the breakfast club for naughty muslims