Posted on 08/25/2006 7:58:17 AM PDT by summer
Most Britons now believe the Muslim faith is a threat to Western democracy, a new survey has revealed.
A YouGov poll shows that increasing numbers think "a large proportion" of British Muslims feel no loyalty to the UK and are ready to condone or even carry out terrorist atrocities, while far more people feel threatened by Islam itself than was the case five years ago.
Dividing the nation
Muslim leaders responded yesterday by warning of the dangers that terrorists would succeed in their goal of dividing the nation, and fostering mutual fear and suspicion.
They urged all Britons to show solidarity in the face of terrorism, and stressed that the UK's 1.6million Muslims had a duty to help disrupt plots and to isolate extremists.
This week's YouGov poll asked almost 1,800 people across Britain for their views on terrorism and the "Muslim connection", and compared the findings with identical surveys taken in 2001 after the September 11 attacks, and immediately after last year's July 7 bombings in London.
The starkest finding was that 53 per cent of people now agreed that Islam itself - not just fundamentalist groups - posed a threat to Western liberal democracy, while only 34 per cent disagreed.
Major shift
That marks a major shift in recent years...
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And, I do realize you don't know anything about anyone when you do something like board an airplane. Still, young male Muslims boarding the same airplane I'm boarding is just something I'd rather not see right now.
Terrorist atrocities have a way of waking people up.
Yeah, I think you're right.
Treat them like a stray dog.
Assume they're dangerous until they prove otherwise.
I think that's exactly how the average Brit citizen now feels about Muslims, at least according to this new poll.
I beleive that the tide is beginning to turn against the Muslims.
Deport allah back to his sandcastle NOW!
People are finally wising up. I don't know what took them so long, but as long as it's finally happening.
Since the Brits like to think of themselves as 'worldly' (aka PC), I'm impressed. More people waking up to the real threat is good news.
If they'd actually help root out the terrorists instead of whining everytime someone looks at them funny, it'd go a long way to making people feel less suspicious of them.
Good point.
All I can say is hope springs eternal. If the English are finally realizing basic realities of life.......well like I said, hope springs eternal.
Muslim communities belong in Muslim countries.
Too bad the government took guns away from all the law-abiding citizens!
For a good article on Islime go to yourarmstoisrael.org and select "sermon notes" and pull up "The Final End Time Beast". Print and save.
Amen Brother!
some people, not all.
Yes, finally people are starting to believe their own lying eyes and and not so much the lying scum in the media.
You can only kick a dog so many times before eventually it's going to start running away from you.
They hate the West. Why are they here ?
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