March 15, 2019
THE FACE OF TERROR:
U.K. SUPPORT FOR POLITICAL EXTREMISM IS HIGHER AMONG WHITES, A STUDY SHOWS (TOM JACOBS, 3/14/19, Pacific Standard)
What mental image does the term "violent protester" conjure? How about "terrorist"?A new study reports that, in a survey of people living in Britain, support for political extremism was twice as high among whites than among those of Pakistani heritage."This raises concerns about right-wing extremism, and suggests that a focus on tackling Islamic fundamentalism is flawed," lead author Kamaldeep Bhui of Queen Mary University of London said in announcing the study's findings.
Posted by Orrin Judd at March 15, 2019 10:05 AM