Which makes them a threat.
In my view, a large majority. But not even all of them are murderers or rapists. But there are a lot of moslems, and even if we say that but 10% are "moderate," that's a hundred million who don't intrinsically want to cut our heads off.
One must account for them.
And how does one identify the ones who are safe and those who wish to cut your head off?
Too high of a percentage support the radical element for my comfort. Until and unless the non-radical ones speak up and condemn the radical element and actively do something to stop them, then they must be suspect.
There's simply no other option when it comes to protecting your life and well being.
Well, one can look at statistical evidence and combine it with personal knowledge. So , there are a few million moslems in the US, and over time, there have been some dozens of terrorist crimes.
So, statiscally, most moslems in the US don’t commit terrorist crimes.
But how does one know the one in a thousand who will commit heinous acts vs the 999 who wont?
Experience and judgment. The fellow who works for me who was a tenured college professor, why did he flee his homeland, and leave behind a relatively good paying, high prestige job? I asked him this. He answered. I have three daughters who are not yet grown. And I didn’t want to be coerced by the religious authorities to have them mutilated when they came of age.
Do you think he’s particularly interested in following the dictates of religious authorities when they preach what goes against the law written on all men’s hearts?
Or the fellow who has me over for a cookout, and when I catch him eating a bacon cheeseburger, and point out he is a moslem, he laughs,and says,I’m moslem, when I want to be. Do you figure he’s going to risk death like the San Bernadino murderers? His wife and children wear western clothes, he invites his infidel co-workers and boss to events, he eats and serves food that is haram, and allows his wife to expose herself to other men, to INFIDELS, he is more interested in accumulating wealth through rental real estate than virgins through killing infidels. Maybe, the odds are low that he will commit a terrorist act? Especially as he was a victim of a terrorist a ct, where he and his fellow moslems were harmed by terrorists?
I could go on. A few moslems in the US will act to kill us. Most won’t.
If I had a moslem working for me who requested 5 prayer breaks per day, who kept his Pakistani born wife from view, who argued with other employees from a radical point of view, I might be concerned, but I never did. My moslem employees were more interested in chasing the American dream than heavenly virgins. And the various moslem businessmen with whom I have worked showed similar attributes.
I must use my reason to estimate risk.