GAO Weighs In On “Countering Violent Extremism”

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(04-23-2017, 06:02 PM)bfine32 Wrote: So what the study shows is that a small sect of 0.9% of the population. For illustration let's be unfair toward the Muslim population and say 10% are radicalized that equals to 0.09% of the population. So the study shows that 0.09% of the population committed 27%  of the domestic terrorist acts over the last few years.


Who will this not make happy? Those opposed to stricter immigration laws?

LOL I am sure you are not the one person in the forum who does not understand that the MUSLIM THREAT is one great motivation for stricter immigration laws. But the MUSLIM THREAT is weakened as motivation if it turns out that some of the strongest supporters of stricter immigration laws belong to the demographic which produces more incidence of terrorism.

Also, the definition of Islamic terrorist in this study is rather fuzzy. It includes the Beltway sniper, for example, who was mentally unstable, with no discernible ties to any terrorist organization or ideology, but counts for 17 "jihadist" murders.

What percentage of non-Muslim Americans fall into the category of Far right extremist? Without that number we cannot really determine what percentage of the population committed what percentage of terrorist attacks.

Since jihadists want to re-unite church and state, criminalize abortion, and reduce women to second-class status, shouldn't they be a sub-category of Right Wing Terrorism?