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In reply to the discussion: Islam, as it is practiced by a majority of muslims in the world, is a regressive force. [View all]ck4829
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I see things like this from time to time, these polls are almost always invariably about chopping hands off, enacting Shariah, etc. I think a poll like this would not go over very well with almost anyone though. This is potentially problematic for us, we won't find a beneficial solution as long as we convince ourselves Muslims have different mindsets than non-Muslims.
"What can be done about it?" Muslims aren't a hive mind and while Muslim majority countries have atrocious practices, they aren't "not us". We should stop treating the Muslim psyche like it is different than the non-Muslim psyche for starters, there is certainly a religious reason and motivation for Islamic violence just like there is when Muslims do good in the world, but it isn't the sole reason, and acting like it is as unhelpful as dismissing it.
(There is an unconscious attempt to portray Muslims as 'different' and even 'alien' from us, it's a bias and it's clearly showing both in the polls cited and in this very thread. And here's the problem, we really won't find a solution as long as we think this, as long as we don't want to see commonalities and parallels. A good and happy solution anyway.)