Terry Glavin
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I would say probably the overwhelming majority of Muslims are not anti-Semites, although that's hard to say. It also depends to some degree on how you phrased the question. That's right. In fact, I refer to a study... of Muslim public opinion.
I would say probably the overwhelming majority of Muslims are not anti-Semites, although that's hard to say. It also depends to some degree on how you phrased the question. That's right. In fact, I refer to a study... of Muslim public opinion.
I would say probably the overwhelming majority of Muslims are not anti-Semites, although that's hard to say. It also depends to some degree on how you phrased the question. That's right. In fact, I refer to a study... of Muslim public opinion.
And it was actually the proportion of Muslims who agreed to answer a particular question about suicide bombing and about whether or not the state of Israel should be allowed to exist. It was pretty high. There was, do you remember, there was a big debate about five years ago, six years ago, about Islamophobia.
And it was actually the proportion of Muslims who agreed to answer a particular question about suicide bombing and about whether or not the state of Israel should be allowed to exist. It was pretty high. There was, do you remember, there was a big debate about five years ago, six years ago, about Islamophobia.
And it was actually the proportion of Muslims who agreed to answer a particular question about suicide bombing and about whether or not the state of Israel should be allowed to exist. It was pretty high. There was, do you remember, there was a big debate about five years ago, six years ago, about Islamophobia.
In Canada. You know, there was going to be a law, there was going to be statutory reform to sort of outlaw Islamophobia.
In Canada. You know, there was going to be a law, there was going to be statutory reform to sort of outlaw Islamophobia.
In Canada. You know, there was going to be a law, there was going to be statutory reform to sort of outlaw Islamophobia.
And the liberals refused to define what they actually meant by Islamophobia.
And the liberals refused to define what they actually meant by Islamophobia.
And the liberals refused to define what they actually meant by Islamophobia.
Yeah. And you would hear the liberals say that every day, you know, Muslims in Canada are subjected to racist abuse and intimidation. And I remember because I'm a complete public opinion poll nerd. Data is the thing I need to get. Give me the data. Everybody's opinion. Who cares? Give me the data.
Yeah. And you would hear the liberals say that every day, you know, Muslims in Canada are subjected to racist abuse and intimidation. And I remember because I'm a complete public opinion poll nerd. Data is the thing I need to get. Give me the data. Everybody's opinion. Who cares? Give me the data.
Yeah. And you would hear the liberals say that every day, you know, Muslims in Canada are subjected to racist abuse and intimidation. And I remember because I'm a complete public opinion poll nerd. Data is the thing I need to get. Give me the data. Everybody's opinion. Who cares? Give me the data.
And public opinion back then showed that the overwhelming majority of Muslims in Canada were actually demonstrated a higher degree of pride in their country than than what you might call old stock Canadians. And the main complaint that Muslims had about Canada was, it's so damn cold here. Nobody was worried about, nobody was freaking out. Perfectly valid complaint, by the way.
And public opinion back then showed that the overwhelming majority of Muslims in Canada were actually demonstrated a higher degree of pride in their country than than what you might call old stock Canadians. And the main complaint that Muslims had about Canada was, it's so damn cold here. Nobody was worried about, nobody was freaking out. Perfectly valid complaint, by the way.
And public opinion back then showed that the overwhelming majority of Muslims in Canada were actually demonstrated a higher degree of pride in their country than than what you might call old stock Canadians. And the main complaint that Muslims had about Canada was, it's so damn cold here. Nobody was worried about, nobody was freaking out. Perfectly valid complaint, by the way.
It's just, I think we have to be very, very, very careful about understanding the nature of the problem. And we have to be very careful about the words that we use, the language that we use. And we all use these words, the kind of euphemisms, left-wing or progressive. Are you kidding me? What is progressive about the phenomena that we end up describing as progressive?
It's just, I think we have to be very, very, very careful about understanding the nature of the problem. And we have to be very careful about the words that we use, the language that we use. And we all use these words, the kind of euphemisms, left-wing or progressive. Are you kidding me? What is progressive about the phenomena that we end up describing as progressive?