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Because people are stupid and ignorant; especially on the Regressive side.

As I see it, the problem is this. Most of these people have been raised in a society in which two religions (three if you actually know what you're talking about) are dominate. Catholicism, Protestantism, and Judaism. While the latter doesn't have as many followers in the west as the other religions it does have a sizable chunk of cultural influence and media prominence. Meanwhile, thanks to 9/11, Islam has been regarded as an anathema and hotbed of hate. Who can blame such a viewpoint from arising when the middle east seems to be in a constant state of turmoil?

However, since individual muslims are, shockingly, individuals, they often don't fit the narrative of crazy religious fanatics who spend their days with goats and bowing down to worship a god who wants them to sacrifice themselves.

The result is a perceived oppression; especially if one mixes in both western standards and the notion that the group is not responsible for the actions of the individual. Did the Israeli army utilize a missile to blow up a building and killed a family of four for doing it? The Israeli government is utterly evil because it condemned them to die! Nevermind why said building was attacked in the first place or the reasons for said family being there or anything of the sort. Did a Palestinian utilize a car bomb in order to blow up a marketplace? The Palestinians aren't responsible for the actions of one, disturbed, individual! It's likely the Israeli governments fault for providing a situation where he would be aggravated enough to hurt innocents! Please note, I'm trying to avoid taking a stance on the Israel/Palestine dispute here. I'm trying to point out how easy it is to present someone as being oppressed by disregarding the actions of an individual as well as present someone as an oppressor if government oversight is involved.

The result is, basically, a situation in which the muslim can do no wrong while the christian/jew is always the oppressor. Did someone refuse to remove their hijab for airport security claiming 'religious reasons' before being denied entry to the plane as a result? If they weren't carrying a bomb they were unfairly targeted as a result of their religion (since the government/corporation set up such a requirement/mandate) and it doesn't help that a lot of people dislike airport security. Were they smuggling a bomb? The actions of the individual don't represent the group; so the individual was clearly disturbed and lashing out against oppression and it's the fault of the government for being the oppressors.

Now, personally, I wouldn't have a beef with Islam if they stopped giving me cattle. I've seen muslims get away far too often with stuff that christians, jews, and basically anyone else would get condemned for. Sometimes even being applauded for doing it. I've seen things like people willing to cover up rape attacks simply because the rapist was muslim and they felt it would be oppressive. This is hardly the tip of the iceberg. This isn't healthy. It's like having a destructive child rampaging through the house and destroying everything while the mother goes 'bless him' and the father gets jailed for child abuse the moment he tries to stop it.
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