The "not all Muslims are terrorists" fallacy

[Catholic_Lady]

I don't know if I'd have the courage to stand up publicly if I were alive during the Inquisition. I like to think I would, but it's impossible to tell. But there are plenty of Muslims in the Western world who have nothing to fear by standing up. And yet when confronted, the first thing many of them choose to do is get defensive.

They don't objectively have "nothing to fear", in the sense that they no longer live in oppressive theocracies, but that doesn't necessarily mean free of violence.* (More joy out of Birmingham.) And even without violence, social pressure is very real to people.

*Quote from article: "They may also be particularly vulnerable to abuse as they can be blackmailed into keeping quiet because of the risk of ‘bringing shame’ on a community, she added.When abuse is revealed some families are more likely to send the daughter abroad or hastily arrange a wedding to get rid of the problem rather than face it, the report claims.‘The biggest barrier that we need to address is the shame and honour card,’ Ms Gohir said.‘They would rather protect the honour of the family and community than report an offender and protect other girls...".

Well then that's also the problem though. Why stay in a faith that you would feel threatened by (whether physically or socially) for not standing up against murder/torture/rape of innocent people?? To me, that's a big problem.