Attitudes towards Muslims in America

[Darnell 8,479]

I don't like or not like people based on their race, religion etc.. I base it on what type of person they are... you can't just lump people together

But - this is an AJ-led-poll. There's some lumping involved, I think so

[Alex & Rachel 78]

So what if a person said they liked you because you were white? Or solely because of your religion, or other trait that should not matter?

Well, I'd rather they liked me than hated me!

[Jenn! 918]

Big surprise.

Clever.

[Jenn! 918]

Well, I'd rather they liked me than hated me!

Right. I think it would be clear to reasonable people that 'Yes' is the neutral answer here. The lack of the word "all" in the poll title seems a convenient excuse.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Right. I think it would be clear to reasonable people that 'Yes' is the neutral answer here.

The lack of the word "all" in the poll title seems a convenient excuse.

Or the would "any"

[mawilson 2,133]

Right. I think it would be clear to reasonable people that 'Yes' is the neutral answer here. The lack of the word "all" in the poll title seems a convenient excuse.

I actually think "Don't Care" is the neutral answer. How is "liking" or "disliking" someone because of their religion neutral?

[^_^ 5,021]

are you suggesting that mawilson is a sockpuppet of AJ's?

Brutha Darnell has done gone lost his damn mind

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Inappropriate comment violating TOS has been removed along with posts quoting same.

Edited September 29, 2011 by Kathryn41

[Fandango 1,440]

I refuse to answer this question based upon the fact that it's stupid and inflammatory. 'Yay, you're Mulim, I like you! Can we be friends?' would never say 'I like Jews,I like Catholics, I like Whites, I like Asians, etc' There are good and bad in every group, and they should be judged individually by their merit.

A more appropriate question would be 'do you have a bias towards all Muslims?' Which would be very telling in the results, although my answer would be NO.

[Jenn! 918]

I actually think "Don't Care" is the neutral answer. How is "liking" or "disliking" someone because of their religion neutral?

Who said anything about it being because of their religion? "I like Muslims" is a true statement for me. There are some Muslims I like. There are some I dislike. "I don't like Muslims" implies a dislike of all Muslims, which would necessarily be because of their religion.

Do you like vegetables?

Somehow I think this poll was designed for this line of argument.

Edited September 29, 2011 by Jenn!

[MyLittlePony 340]

I voted Don't Care I dont know any and they dont bother me and i wont bother them.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

I voted Don't Care I dont know any and they dont bother me and i wont bother them.

You don't care to answer the question, or you don't care about Muslims? It's an anonymous poll, so obviously, the latter, which is the same as, "No, I don't like Muslims."

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

If you read up on the latest reports regarding the training of FBI agents, you'll have to realize that the consensus is that if you eliminate all Muslims from the pool of potential terrorists, there would only be a handful of crazy people left. I dare to imagine that excluding all foreign Muslims from the United States (as impossible as this would be) would bring terrorism on U.S. shores to a screeching halt. Game over.

On the same token, 9//11 would have never happened. Not every Muslim is a potential terrorist, of course not, but with very few exceptions, every terrorist that is out to harm the United States is a Muslim.

The problem is not the Muslims' religion per se, as that is only part of the Judeo-Christian line, but the implied actions that lure extreme fundamentalists to do things that promise them martyrdom and all those yummi virgins as a reward.

There are now quite a few Muslims against Jihad, and I like to compare this to Jews for Jesus. They are not being accepted by their peers and seen as traitors of their religion.

[Robert&Liliya 31]

How will they feel when they find out all those yummy virgins are really 30+ year old US men that live in their parent’s basement??

[MyLittlePony 340]

You don't care to answer the question, or you don't care about Muslims? It's an anonymous poll, so obviously, the latter, which is the same as, "No, I don't like Muslims."

There Do you like Muslims? no i dont like them happy now?lol