“The question about radical Islam and how do we fight it is unproductive,” said Yehuda Sarna, the New York University rabbi on the panel. “The question is how to break down the stereotypes facing the two religions.”
Some people choose their blindness.
Some stereotypes are well deserved.
Indeed. When confronted with the truth the deniers will usually counter with the "sterotype" rebuttal. Some like to use the "cliche" argument, a cliche becomes a cliche because it is true and so overused. When that doesn't work they usually turn to the tried and true method of personal destruction of the messenger.