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Talullahhound
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Subject:
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On telling the good guys from the bad guys.
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Date:
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12/7/2015 3:33:32 PM
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In general, I would agree that talking to people is better than not, although it is not my nature to generally ask people about their religious beliefs. In my limited experience, I have found that fundamentalist Christians were much more outspoken about their beliefs, than the Muslims I have known. When I did meet people I knew to be Muslims, it was in a work context, and I have to say that they were far more interested in my life and marriage, than they were about my religious beliefs (I once had a Pakistani ask me why my husband let me travel and concluded that he must be a "kind and gentle" husband), mostly because they didn't have a lot of experience with Western women. As I mentioned earlier, I have heard Muslims speak negatively of the U.S., but I have no idea if that meant that they would grab up a gun and kill us. I've had Middle Easterners lecture me about the U.S. relationship with Israel too, but I was not under the impression that they intended to kill Israelis or Americans over it.
I don't think I currently know any Muslims and I have noticed a lack of Mosques here, which leads me to conclude there aren't many around. But if they are, I have no idea what they are reading on the internet or social media, and that seems to be the biggest source for radicalization.
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