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New Morning ? ...03/04/2005 10:32:06 am
Reason to be hopeful, number 534: new poll says Major Change Of Public Opinion in the Muslim World. (thanks to D. for the tip).
In the first substantial shift of public opinion in the Muslim world since the beginning of the United States’ global war on terrorism, more people in the world’s largest Muslim country now favor American efforts against terrorism than oppose them.
This is just one of many dramatic findings of a new nationwide poll in Indonesia conducted February 1-6, 2005, and just translated and released. In a stunning turnaround of public opinion, support for Osama Bin Laden and terrorism in the world’s most populous Muslim nation has dropped significantly, while favorable views of the United States have increased. The poll demonstrates that the reason for this positive change is the American response to the tsunami. Key Findings of the Poll:
- For the first time ever in a major Muslim nation, more people favor US-led efforts to fight terrorism than oppose them (40% to 36%). Importantly, those who oppose US efforts against terrorism have declined by half, from 72% in 2003 to just 36% today.
- For the first time ever in a Muslim nation since 9/11, support for Osama Bin Laden has dropped significantly (58% favorable to just 23%).
(... continues)Of-course, decisions can't made according to polls, and of-course there's any amount of negative data you can find in polls of various parts of the Muslim world. Nevertheless, over the long term, hearts have to be changed, and this would seem to offer evidence that it is not an impossible task.
While the poll takers attribute much of the change to American tsunami relief, I wonder if they're neglecting to see that other wave that swept across the consciousness of the Muslim world on January 30th, 2005.
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