Pew Research Center has a released a survey of Muslims in America. The survey report pdfis over 125 pages in length, covers various topics, and in essence contains all the data needed to make a very convincing case for getting Muslims out of America immediately. Unfortunately, the narrative associated with the data, by the self-described "fact tank", fails to call out even the basic realities of what their own data clearly demonstrates. Instead, they opted for a fairy-tale, full of rainbows and sunshine, in which they proclaim No Signs of Growth in Alienation or Support for Extremism.
The bizarre and inexplicable conclusions drawn throughout the majority of the report miss all the relevant information and don't come anywhere near highlighting the national security CRISIS their own data stipulates exists. Only a few questions from the survey will be covered in this post. It's just too long for a single blog post.
It should be pointed out, there is an irreconcilable problem with the accuracy of the data Pew presents. As a practical consideration, given the subjects of the survey were Muslims, a taqiyya-factor must be applied to any information gathered from them, if the final data is to have any level of correctness.
Muslims will lie (taqiyya) to protect Islam and obfuscate Jihad, just as a general rule of life. That has to be accounted for in someway. If that variable is not taken into consideration, the final data will have little chance of being truly "representative". I came across nothing in Pew's testing methodology, and nothing in their calculations, which attempted to compensate for the naturally deceptive tendencies of Muhammad's minions.
The data, as presented by Pew, is without question skewed toward making Islam appear like less of a threat than it really is. However, even just the "skewed" results paint a picture of immediate danger and the threat of future disaster.
Al-Qaeda Support
According to Pew, 5% of US Muslim hold a favorable view of Al-Qaeda, 11% hold a "somewhat" unfavorable view of the Mujahideen army brought to prominence by allah's beloved Bin Laden, 14% say they "don't know", and 70% claim to have a very unfavorable view of the organization.
This particular survey question clearly demonstrates the need for a taqiyya-factor adjustment. There is not a Muslim in America with no opinion of Al-Qaeda, much less 14% of them. At least some large portion of that 14% represents Muslims who did not want to expose their allegiance to Al-Qaeda.
The Pew's analysis of the data begins with, "Muslim Americans continue to express extremely negative views of al Qaeda: Just 5% have a very or somewhat favorable opinion of al Qaeda".
Well, isn't that wonderful?
ONLY 5% of 2.75 million Muslims in America openly support an Islamofascist group that has sworn to annihilate America. That's roughly 137,000 of Al-Qaeda's supporters in America. If distributed evenly, that would represent 2750 Jihad supporting Muslims in each and every state of the union. Wikipedia says there is 3.79 million square miles of land in America, so that's 1 for every (approximately) 27 square miles.
For every 27 square miles in America, there is 1 vocal Jihadist. That is what their numbers say. As far as actual Al-Qaeda supporters, I would guess the numbers are probably twice that at minimum. It seems very reasonable to assume at least half the "don't knows" answers about Al-Qaeda were really "yes, I do, but I don't want to get arrested". Meaning the low-side of the real percentage is probably about 10%. In either case, it's important to understand the dynamics, everyone of those Muslims having a favorable view of Al-Qaeda is a ticking Jihadi time-bomb. Once they buy into the the doctrine, or feel some kinship with the cause, deadly consequences become a very real possibility.
To recap, according to Pew's stats, there is the equivalent of 1 Jihadi every 25-30 square miles in America, proud and brazen enough to confirm support for the most well-known name in the explode-the-infidel form of Jihad. But, a much closer guess (based on their numbers) is 1 for every 12-15 square miles.
If you factor in the 11% percent who do not necessarily agree with Al-Qaeda always, but don't despise them either, with the 5% that hold them in warm regard, you end up with close to 1/2 million Muslims in the US that are willing to attest to at least partially siding with Al-Qaeda. That's 1 potential exploding-soldier of allah for every 8.5 square miles. Correcting for the 50% "don't know" taqiyya-factor, that becomes 1 per 6 square miles.
Another way to look at the survey and Pew's findings is, in all 30% of respondents failed to immediately and completely denounce Al-Qaeda. That's about 825,000 so-called "Americans", who aren't thoroughly repulsed by exploding innocent people, hacking off their heads, and subjecting the world to constant terror and death. In perspective, that's 1 of these highly suspect or definitely dangerous Muslims for every 4.5 square miles in America.
The Pew's analysis of the data begins with, "Muslim Americans continue to express extremely negative views of al Qaeda: Just 5% have a very or somewhat favorable opinion of al Qaeda".
Well, isn't that wonderful?
ONLY 5% of 2.75 million Muslims in America openly support an Islamofascist group that has sworn to annihilate America. That's roughly 137,000 of Al-Qaeda's supporters in America. If distributed evenly, that would represent 2750 Jihad supporting Muslims in each and every state of the union. Wikipedia says there is 3.79 million square miles of land in America, so that's 1 for every (approximately) 27 square miles.
For every 27 square miles in America, there is 1 vocal Jihadist. That is what their numbers say. As far as actual Al-Qaeda supporters, I would guess the numbers are probably twice that at minimum. It seems very reasonable to assume at least half the "don't knows" answers about Al-Qaeda were really "yes, I do, but I don't want to get arrested". Meaning the low-side of the real percentage is probably about 10%. In either case, it's important to understand the dynamics, everyone of those Muslims having a favorable view of Al-Qaeda is a ticking Jihadi time-bomb. Once they buy into the the doctrine, or feel some kinship with the cause, deadly consequences become a very real possibility.
To recap, according to Pew's stats, there is the equivalent of 1 Jihadi every 25-30 square miles in America, proud and brazen enough to confirm support for the most well-known name in the explode-the-infidel form of Jihad. But, a much closer guess (based on their numbers) is 1 for every 12-15 square miles.
If you factor in the 11% percent who do not necessarily agree with Al-Qaeda always, but don't despise them either, with the 5% that hold them in warm regard, you end up with close to 1/2 million Muslims in the US that are willing to attest to at least partially siding with Al-Qaeda. That's 1 potential exploding-soldier of allah for every 8.5 square miles. Correcting for the 50% "don't know" taqiyya-factor, that becomes 1 per 6 square miles.
Another way to look at the survey and Pew's findings is, in all 30% of respondents failed to immediately and completely denounce Al-Qaeda. That's about 825,000 so-called "Americans", who aren't thoroughly repulsed by exploding innocent people, hacking off their heads, and subjecting the world to constant terror and death. In perspective, that's 1 of these highly suspect or definitely dangerous Muslims for every 4.5 square miles in America.
Attitude Toward Homicide Bombers
Pew's analysis summons sighs of relief, by white-washing the data with a distorted story line. According to their own data, there is approximately 13% US Muslims support, in some capacity, for the idea of homicide-bombings for allah.
Instead of pointing out the fact that means there are over 350,000 Muslims, 1 for every 10 or so square miles, who openly support exploding themselves and others for "church" (at least "sometimes"), Pew chooses to state Support for Extremism Remains Negligible.
When adjusted for the "don't know" taqiyya-factor, the percentage climbs to 16. Increasing the count of Muslims unopposed to homicide-bombings to 440,000, or 1 for every 8.5 square miles.
Signs of Increased Radicalization
The title of Pew's report is the propaganda slogan "No Signs of Growth in Alienation or Support for Extremism". The notion that there are no signs of a radicalization in American Muslims is put to bed by looking at the Hijab question results from 2011, and comparing them to the 2007 numbers.
To understand the significance of the numbers, and why they point to an American Muslim population with extremism on the rise, you have to first understand the relationship of "fundamentalism" to "extremism".
Islam has a never ending list demands in the form of physical activity for the believing Muslim. The supposed "salvation" available for a life as a Muslim is attained through physical acts. The stricter the adherence to the physical requirements, the more allah will reward the Muslim. To be the best Muslim there's a perpetual cycle of smacking your head on the ground with your butt in the air, reading of the Qur'an, constantly reasserting your "Muslimness" by performing various other rituals.
Fundamentally, Islam is about following the rules of Sharia and "doing" what Muhammad said to do. Muhammad supposedly left behind all mankind ever needs to know, so that list is extensive and covers things like how-to dress, what to eat, rules in regards to hygiene, and other things.
"Extremism" is the product of fundamentalism. A stricter adherence to Sharia and a more literal reading of the Qur'an, inherently creates Islamic terror, because that's exactly what Muhammad demanded of Muslims...
Qur'an (9:5) And when the sacred months have passed, then kill the polytheists wherever you find them and capture them and besiege them and sit in wait for them at every place of ambush. But if they should repent, establish prayer, and give zakah, let them [go] on their way. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
According to Pew, between the 2007 survey and this one, there was an 8% decrease in the number of Muslim women reporting they "never" don the Hijab. In addition to that decrease, they report an 11% increase in the number of Muslimas who report compliance with Islamic dress edicts "most of the time" or "some of the time". The data clearly reveals a statistically significant increase in the number of women leading a "stricter" kind of Muslim life. Since there is a direct cause and effect relationship between following the rules of Islam and "extremism" it's safe to say there is at bare minimum "signs" of an increase in extremism.
There are other insights from the data Pew collected. They will likely discussed on Tyranny's Nemesis this Saturday at 11:00am (pacific). Of course, those "insights", like the those presented above, have to be tempered by the reality that Muslims are deceptive and the validity of any information they provide is immediately suspect. That said, there are more interesting things to look at and consider.
There's one other import thing to note. Pew's survey contained no questioning about Islamic "extremism" of the less violent variety. There were no questions about support of the Muslim Brotherhood, for example.
Civilization/Stealth Jihad is the strategy employed by the Muslim Brotherhood in America. It is their very real game of trying to subvert America and the west from within. The goal of both stealth Jihad and murder-everyone Jihad (Al-Qaeda) is fundamentally the same. It's an effort to destroy civilization and give rise to a world-wide Islamic state.
The Muslim Brotherhood is the largest Islamic organization in the world, and much smarter than Al-Qaeda (which owes it's roots to the Muslim Brotherhood). Accurate data on affiliation with the Muslim Brothers would probably be extremely unnerving, given the level of support for the least appealing (even to Muslims) Jihad strategy (Al-Qaeda's).
There ended up being quite a bit of discussion about the Pew study on Tyranny's Nemesis yesterday...
