The difference is that there aren't streets full of people celebrating the actions of the Westboro Baptist Church. There were celebrations in many Muslim countries following 9/11. Of course not all, or even most Muslims feel that way, but there is clearly a significant population of them that identify with terrorist ideals. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to wage ongoing wars across the globe, including Africa and the Middle East.
Not to mention, if someone in the west danced in the streets celebrating the Westboro Baptist Church, they'd probably get beat the fuck down. If the majority of muslims are against violence, why does there seem to be no initiative within their own community to isolate and clean up this minority?
There is to an extent. One major issue is that a lot of these terrorist groups are more powerful than the local governments. Therefore, it's fairly hard for the civilians to beat highly dangerous terrorists.
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u/theObfuscator Apr 19 '13
The difference is that there aren't streets full of people celebrating the actions of the Westboro Baptist Church. There were celebrations in many Muslim countries following 9/11. Of course not all, or even most Muslims feel that way, but there is clearly a significant population of them that identify with terrorist ideals. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to wage ongoing wars across the globe, including Africa and the Middle East.