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by TangoTrotFox 2818 days ago
Don't you think it would be useful to provide impartial evidence that clearly supports your statements? I can. But to clarify something - this issue is not only restricted to Islamic extremism. For instance in times past the Irish Republican Army fit the exact same pattern. It's a typical issue that society runs into, and it's rarely overcome in a desirable fashion. Anyhow, back to data. Pew in 2013 did a rather extensive study on Islamic views [1] around the world.

They did not survey in Myanmar, but they did survey in Bangladesh which is where many are choosing to migrate towards. They unfortunately chose to obfuscate their questioning on terrorism by mixing 'often/sometimes' and 'rarely/never' so you can't actually see the percent that answer never. In any case, even with this padding it's not pretty. In Bangladesh 26% of people responded that suicide bombing is justified 'often/sometimes'. Other data including 82% believing that Sharia Law should be the national law (82% in Bangladesh) further emphasizing the problem, and the zeitgeist. The Muslim population in Bangladesh is 146 million. That means, in that one country, you have some 38 million people that thinking killing other people by suicide bombing is acceptable 'sometimes' or 'often'. That's a major problem.

Anyhow, if you have any impartial data to share, I'd be happy to read and consider it. I'm always open to considering that my biases may be incorrect. Something that can not be said for many people...

[1] - http://www.pewforum.org/2013/04/30/the-worlds-muslims-religi...