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Originally Posted by Riot
So which is it? He's "fairly popular" or "I don't know" exactly how popular he is?
Considering all the the people of Muslim faith that condemned OBL at the time - and continue to, and continue to condemn terrorist acts - you don't seem to have much support for your guess.
You might try reading the Koran - where it says absolutely one will not commit murder. Or maybe the part about Jesus- yeah, that Jesus - being a revered prophet.
Or maybe try to learn about religions - how all religions (including the "Christian" ones) have differing and various sects that follow and believe vastly different things. For example, there is that American one that has killed thousands of people over the years in the name of God, with their God's support, 'cause the bible told them to ... oh yeah, the KKK.
As long as they keep quiet and hide their religion from the hate of some of their fellow Americans, the fellow Americans that presume "they" are all killing terrorists because they happen to be of a certain religion others fear and misunderstand.
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I know Bin Laden was very popular in the Muslim world. I had seen polls. Just because I didn't know the exact numbers, it didn't mean that I was totally guessing. You obviously didn't do your homework on the subject.
Here are the numbers: In 2003, Bin Laden's approval rating was 59% in Indonesia. In Pakistan his approval rating was 46% in 2003. His approval rating was 56% in Jordan. This was 2 years after 9/11. His numbers have come way down since then, which is good news. But I think the main reason his numbers have come way down is because they don't like the fact that he kills so many Muslims. When he was only killing Americans, he was very popular.
You can't try to act like it's only some tiny portion of the Muslim population that support Bin Laden when his approval rating was 59% in Indonesia.
http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/nationa...eclining-.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23094334/