Dear GOD in heaven!!!

[the_future_modernes]

Because this entire thing is pissing me off, apparently Swedish Television is pointing out sense:


Europol Report: All Terrorists are Muslims…Except the 99.6% that Aren’t

Islamophobes have been popularizing the claim that “not all Muslims are terrorists, but (nearly) all terrorists are Muslims.” Despite this idea becoming axiomatic in some circles, it is quite simply not factual. In my previous article entitled “All Terrorists are Muslims…Except the 94% that Aren’t”, I usedofficial FBI records to show that only 6% of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil from 1980 to 2005 were carried out by Islamic extremists. The remaining 94% were from other groups (42% from Latinos, 24% from extreme left wing groups, 7% from extremist Jews, 5% from communists, and 16% from all other groups).

But what about across the pond? The data gathered by Europol strengthens my argument even further. (hat tip: Koppe) Europol publishes an annual report entitled EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report. On their official website, you can access the reports from 2007, 2008, and 2009. (If anyone can find the reports from earlier than that, please let me know so we can include those as well.)

The results are stark, and prove decisively that not all terrorists are Muslims. In fact, a whopping 99.6% of terrorist attacks in Europe were by non-Muslim groups; a good 84.8% of attacks were from separatist groups completely unrelated to Islam. Leftist groups accounted for over sixteen times as much terrorism as radical Islamic groups. Only a measly 0.4% of terrorist attacks from 2007 to 2009 could be attributed to extremist Muslims.

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via: stealmyhorses here @ ontd_political Can we STOP PRETENDING THAT ALL TERRORISTS ARE MUSLIM NOW?????? OR that they are UNIQUELY VIOLENT???!!?!?? And considering that US news networks are apparently being atrociously bad in covering this event, whereas if a Muslim spits in someone's direction its 24hr fearmongering...GRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!! No fuuckinG WONDER people aren't aware that there are terrorists who are not Muslim. The non-Muslims are pawned off as crazy and one-offs, while the Muslims are part of the great conspiracy to attack te West and destroy it to its foundations, or so your tv would tell ya.

Comments

[nagasvoice]

I think Southern Poverty Law Center would be pretty unhappy about this kind of simplistic coverage as well. They track extremist groups like Neo-Nazis, but they sure don't simplify it down to just right-wing groups. They worry about anybody with extreme rhetoric and violent habits who are likely to have access to weapons.

[midsummerskies]

something I noticed about the UK coverage is that when they assumed that the perpetrator was Muslim they took pains to point out how he couldn't possibly have acted alone, it was an impossible thing for just one person to coordinate, then when it was confirmed he was a white man with far right views they immediately changed their tune and kept stressing and reiterating how he had acted alone.

[the_future_modernes]

Seriously? Seriously? *headdesk*