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reformist2

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3. I'm intrigued by the huge spikes in that graph. What was it about 2007-8 and then 2012-13??
Sat Dec 12, 2015, 12:12 PM
Dec 2015

And then an amazing lull in 2014-5, which sadly appears to have ended.

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Muslims can't be more than 2% of the American population. Yo_Mama Dec 2015 #1
You can see them on the chart SheilaT Dec 2015 #10
I once a knew a Hare Krishna who seemed quite capable of it. forest444 Dec 2015 #12
you think abuse of wives is something new ? JI7 Dec 2015 #19
No, I never said that. forest444 Dec 2015 #20
the hare Krishnas have always been creepy and cultish with history of sex abuse JI7 Dec 2015 #21
I see. I really didn't know. forest444 Dec 2015 #22
Damn as small a part of the poulation as they are, they did all that? linuxman Dec 2015 #2
Approx 14% of the US population is responsible for the 5173 murders in 2014. pocoloco Dec 2015 #11
14% of 350 million is about 49 million people!!?!?!! rgbecker Dec 2015 #29
I'm intrigued by the huge spikes in that graph. What was it about 2007-8 and then 2012-13?? reformist2 Dec 2015 #3
Presidential election years. eom Fawke Em Dec 2015 #7
There you go again ... pesky, unfortunate facts. Oh, Mother Jones. Well that accounts for it. libdem4life Dec 2015 #4
I don't even see religious persuation in their source data B2G Dec 2015 #5
color code kpete Dec 2015 #6
In the source data B2G Dec 2015 #8
The graph is a poor way to display this information - hedgehog Dec 2015 #9
"And of course, who is to define a Moslem (sic)"? Dragonfli Dec 2015 #15
I learned something today - "Moslem" is what Babyboomers were taught to use: hedgehog Dec 2015 #17
Yes. Igel Dec 2015 #24
No skin off my nose, it's just a matter of courtesy. hedgehog Dec 2015 #26
the majority of American terrorists azureblue Dec 2015 #13
A few points: George II Dec 2015 #14
911 is completely left out B2G Dec 2015 #16
Good points. This discussion is skirting around the edges of being Islamophobic. George II Dec 2015 #18
The distinction between Igel Dec 2015 #25
Right, and meanwhile Trump is chasing all over the country using those TWO (not one) people.... George II Dec 2015 #28
Break down the shootings that had religion as the primary motivating factor in the shooting. FLPanhandle Dec 2015 #23
Re that graph--are they mass shootings globally or just in the U.S.? valerief Dec 2015 #27
Watch out... deathrind Dec 2015 #30
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