(October 15, 2015 at 12:53 pm)abaris Wrote:(October 15, 2015 at 12:51 pm)Minimalist Wrote: In case you haven't noticed there have been some high profile terror attacks. That sort of thing does get people's attention.
And it will lead to a backlash.
One word, Europol statistics. 4 percent of terrorist attacks in Europe having religious motivations. That's not even singling out muslims - only religion(s).
If hanging out on this board has taught you anything, Ab, it should be that facts are irrelevant to people who merely want vindication for their beliefs.
For example, this:
https://publicintelligence.net/fbi-milit...g-muslims/
got virtually no play at all in the media.
But this:
http://www.religionnews.com/2015/08/12/m...join-isis/
was all over the airwaves.
Manipulative? Sure. The media exists to manipulate us.