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Yorktown

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4. Congratulations for putting your head so fast in the sand

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 11:24 AM

Nov 2015

0.095% is a huge percentage. Let's round it at 0.1% (a 1/20th rounding)

Police statistics say that for 1 person who leaves to 'do jihad', 10 seriously contemplated it

That's a full 1% of Muslims. Limited to people of fighting age, that's 5% of the age group.

And people who contemplate doing jihad have a larger circle of sympathisers.

If you do not see how bad 0.095% is, I suggest you keep trying not to look.

But don't be surprised when you see the bubble grow and burst far more badly one day.

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What I Discovered From Interviewing Imprisoned ISIS Fighters [View all] struggle4progress Nov 2015 OP

As I stated in the GD discussion earlier, this does not account for the foreign fighters Yorktown Nov 2015 #1

Let me first congratulate you for posting one of the silliest statistical graphics I have ever seen! struggle4progress Nov 2015 #2

Congratulations for putting your head so fast in the sand Yorktown Nov 2015 #4

The article at the link doesn't seem to address this, thucythucy Nov 2015 #3

The article, in fact, mentions that possibility directly: struggle4progress Nov 2015 #6

My mistake. thucythucy Nov 2015 #8

You are too kind struggle4progress Nov 2015 #12

so religion has nothing to do with it? edhopper Nov 2015 #5

Of course not. Why do you ask. Yorktown Nov 2015 #7

I didn't read this OP as saying "religion had nothing to do with it" thucythucy Nov 2015 #9

Yes, that is true edhopper Nov 2015 #10

I haven't been following the larger debate here. thucythucy Nov 2015 #13

That's okay edhopper Nov 2015 #14

Very informative article - thanks for posting it. Jim__ Nov 2015 #11

This couldn't be any more intellectually bankrupt skepticscott Nov 2015 #15