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http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/32768-statistics-show-white-supremacy-is-a-bigger-threat-to-the-us-than-radical-muslimsThe New York Times reported back in June that since Sept. 11, 2001, almost twice as many people have died at the hands of white supremacists and other non-Muslim extremists than by radical Muslims. Using data compiled by New America, a Washington Research center, a study found that 48 people have been killed by extremists who are not Muslimincluding the mass killings in Charleston, S.C.compared to the 26 by self-proclaimed jihadists. However, this does not factor in yesterdays tragic shooting or less publicized incidents like the Las Vegas couple who murdered two police officers and left a Swastika on one of the bodies.
These stats reveal a vast difference between public perception and the number of actual cases in which Muslim extremists have claimed American lives. So why arent more people outraged about domestic terrorists? Because then wed have to admit that white supremacy is still a problem.
Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)I sadly, actually know a few, very few, that support 'white supremacy' even though they don't always acknowledge it even though they do spout it. I have never run across a Muslim that advocates violence.
Of course, that doesn't mean there aren't any, just that I have never run into them and I tend to believe what I see and hear from humans at least.
malaise
(269,222 posts)those profiting from anti-Muslim propaganda and of course the zealots from RW fundie churches.
retrowire
(10,345 posts)Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)I doubt they are 1/3 of the Muslim population, let alone 1/3 of the general population.
7962
(11,841 posts)If 5% of the pop is Muslim, but they're responsible for 1/3 the murders, which group is really more of a danger?
Not to mention this group plays loose with the facts anyway
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)Am ai the only one who keeps reading that headline as "Snow White Supremacy".
All hail the Fairest of Them All!
Heheh....
linuxman
(2,337 posts)Without factoring relative pop. size per group, this is less than useless.
7962
(11,841 posts)pintobean
(18,101 posts)Dr. Strange
(25,926 posts)so that
But let's not draw any hasty conclusions from those numbers--they could mean anything.
snappyturtle
(14,656 posts)Homegrown Extremists Tied to Deadlier Toll Than Jihadists in U.S. Since 9/11
In regard to RSN...it'd snagged the information from Yahoo news. IMHO, when articles preface text with a random pic of a guy holding the "Confederate" flag...it's not seeking healing and understanding but meant to incite.
7962
(11,841 posts)Dont see many mixed race folks accepted in the white supremacist world. And if this is the same "study" from earlier this year, they left out some of the killings by muslims that didnt make headlines
ETA: Wonder how many deaths have been prevented by plots, from either group, that were caught before they could be carried out? I'd bet that would show a different story
Archae
(46,359 posts)There was a spike during the summer, but still the numbers of killings is still going down.
So what exactly is the big difference?
News media coverage.
When I was a kid, we'd see it on TV news, usually a half a day after it happned, at best.
Or read about it in newspapers or magazines, days or even weeks later.
When my parents were kids, murders were covered mostly by newsapers, days afterwards.
Nowadays?
We just about see them as they happen, in fact, sometimes we do see them as they happen.
And there are many different sources, some with clear biases, especially biases towards racial or religious groups, or conspiracy theorists like Alex Jones, WND, Media Research Center or talk radio blatherers.