Friday, July 22, 2005
I figured I'd just reformat the poll results from The Telegraph that are making the rounds.
Q: Do you think the bombing attacks in London on July 7 were justified or not? 6% - On the balance justified 11%- On the balance not justified 77%- Not njustified at all 6% - Don't know Q: Whether or not you think the attacks were justified, do you personally have any sympathy with the feelings and motives of those who carried out the attacks? 13%- Yes, a lot 11%- Yes, a little 16%- No, not much 55%- No, none at all 6% - Don't know Q: Whether or not you have any sympath with the feelings of those who carreid out the attacks, do you think you understand why some behave in that way? 56%- Yes, I think I can understand 39%- No, I don't understand how anyone could behave like that 4% - Don't know Q: The Prime Minister has described as 'perverted and poisonous' the ideas that led the London suicide bombers to carry out their attacks. Do you agree or disagree with him that their ideas must have been perverted and poisonous? 58%- Yes, I agree 26%- No, disagree 16%- Don't know Q: How loyal would you say you personally feel towards Britain? 48%- Very loyal 33%- Fairly loyal 6% - Not very loyal 10%- Not at all loyal 4% - Don't know Q: Which of these views comes closest to your own? 1% - Western society is decadent and immoral, and Muslims should seek to bring it to an end, if necessary by violence 31%- Western society is decadent and immoral, and Muslims should seek to bring it to an end, but only by non-violent means 56%- Western society may not be perfect, but Muslims should live with and not seek to bring it to an end 11%- Don't know Q: Do you agree or disagree with this statement? 'British political leaders don't mean it when they talk about equality. They regard the lives of white British people as more valuable than the lives of British Muslims.' 52%- Agree 29%- Disagree 18%- Don't know Q: If anyone is charged and put on trial in Britain in connection with the bombings on July 7, do you think they will or will not receive a fair trial? 37%- They will 44%- They will not 19%- Don't know Q: The leaders of Britain's main political parties have said that they respect Islam and want to co-operate with Britain's Muslim communities. In general, do you think Britain's political leaders are sincere or not sincere when they say these things? 33%- Sincere 50%- Not sincere 16%- Don't know Q: How much responsibility do you think Muslims show now take on for peventing such crimes and bringing to justice those who commit them? 32%- A great deal of responsibility 34%- Some responsibility 10%- Not much 14%- None at all 1% - Don't know I left the last three poll questions off because I don't think they were that interesting and this post is a bit long. You can find them at the link above. My only comment is that many of these people expressing sympathetic opinions about the terrorists must be grotesquely stupid, since they surely knew that the results would be made public and perhaps generate further animus toward their community as a whole. |