ksazma posted:Druggie, you are not necessarily going to know if/when Muslims do those things because the media isn't interested in publicizing it. It is a bit easier now given that by defending Muslims is going against Trump and the media isn't too fond of Trump. Take for instance this refugee issue. Only this week a former senior UK government official was on MSNBC stating that it is not the west that has taken in most refugees but rather the Middle East, particularly Lebanon and Jordan which together has taken in over 2 million refugees. That was the first time I saw on tv here that the West has taken in only a small portion of Syrian refugees compared to those two countries.
And then we go back to Guyana in the 70's where Muslims were maligned even though they were only a small segment of our population.
Muslims have to continue to do what is necessary to separate themselves from the terrorists but it is not their burden what the terrorists do. Even parents in America do not have to carry the burden of their murderous children and vise versa.
I fully agree with you up to the point where you mention that it is not their burden. I will argue that if the negative perception of Muslims is to change then each and every Muslim must make it their burden to ensure that the positives outweigh the negatives. Think about it as an advertising campaign where perception trumps reality.