Anti-Mosque Movement Directly Linked to Anti-Islam Prejudice
A new Washington Post poll on Americans’ attitudes toward Islam strongly confirms what was already empirically obvious: Opposition to ‘mosque’ directly linked to anti-Islam sentiment, poll shows.
Here’s the rub: According to the internals sent my way, opposition to the “Ground Zero mosque” is overwhelmingly driven by those with an unfavorable view of Islam:
* Fifty-five percent of those who have favorable views of the religion say it should be built.
* Meanwhile, among those who have an unfavorable view of Islam, an overwhelming 87 percent say the project shouldn’t be built, with 74 percent strongly opposed.
It gets even clearer when you look at the numbers in another way. If you take the 66 percent overall who oppose the project, it turns out that two thirds of those people have generally unfavorable views of Islam, versus only one-third who view Islam favorably.
Frank says: