Islam is a peaceful religion

[Purple Rabbit]

Stereotypes are based on truth. Sorry. If it weren't true often enough to have become a stereotype, it would just be a non-sequitur. Like... 'People that use Firefox all have blonde hair'.

And what I mean by 'justifiable generalization' is this: If I say that Muslims are terrorists... I obviously do not mean that every single Muslim in the world is a terrorist. At least not when I'm speaking casually in every day speech. The word Terrorist (at this time in history) is synonymous with Islam in the minds of the masses. Tell me I'm wrong. When you hear the word Terrorist, who do you picture?

That doesn't mean that you think that they are ALL terrorists.

There is no such thing as justifiable generalization. That's utter bullshit. A lack of critical thinking. The easy way to score with the audience. If stereotypes are based on truth than all British have red hair, all germans steal dutch bikes, all Americans are ignorant bible fucking idiots and French smell like piss. It may suit you to understand your world but it won't help in solving anything. Nationalism, nazism, genocide are all built on adoration of stereotypes.

When I hear the word terrorist I see suicide bombers, Timothy McVeigh, pro-life fundamentalists killing abortion doctors, Japanese sects that spread poisonous gases in subway stations, Sendero Luminoso, german RAF, Al-Quaeda.... To equal this lot to all people with muslim faith may be easy on your mind, but it is not near half-way of truth. Your argument that most people see it this way is a fallacy known as argumentam ad populam.