Gee, ya think?
I love it when polls state the obvious.
Negative Perception of Islam Increasing
Some of the best things in the article:
Edward Rios, 31, an engineer in McHenry, Ill., said he feels that Islam "is as good a religion as any other" yet vengeance seems to be "built into their own set of beliefs: If someone attacks our people, it is your duty to defend them. . . . I don't think Christianity has anything like that." [I wonder if this guy is a Christian. If so, was he in favor of invading Afghanistan after 9/11?]
Ronald Stockton, a professor of political science at the University of Michigan at Dearborn ... said an exceptionally high percentage of non-Muslims feels the media depicts Arabs unfairly, yet still holds negative opinions. [That pretty much sums it up - if you know you're racist, does that make you any less racist?]
Negative Perception of Islam Increasing
Some of the best things in the article:
Edward Rios, 31, an engineer in McHenry, Ill., said he feels that Islam "is as good a religion as any other" yet vengeance seems to be "built into their own set of beliefs: If someone attacks our people, it is your duty to defend them. . . . I don't think Christianity has anything like that." [I wonder if this guy is a Christian. If so, was he in favor of invading Afghanistan after 9/11?]
Ronald Stockton, a professor of political science at the University of Michigan at Dearborn ... said an exceptionally high percentage of non-Muslims feels the media depicts Arabs unfairly, yet still holds negative opinions. [That pretty much sums it up - if you know you're racist, does that make you any less racist?]