Thursday, May 24, 2007
Judith Apter Klinghoffer has a look at the methodology behind that poll: Self Consciousness Mars Muslim American Poll?
...Does self censorship explain the large percentage of people who refused to express an opinion on those controversial questions? For example 32% refused to express an opinion on 9/11, 27% refused to say whether they looked favorably of unfavorably on Al Qaeda, 23% did not express an opinion on Israel's right to exist and 9% had no opinion or refused to comment on suicide bombings.
Is it possible that the young ended up looking more radical simply because they are naturally less concerned with how their community may be perceived and therefore more truthful?...
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