We get a lot of confusing results when looking at how much support ISIS has in the Islamic world. This is because large numbers of unscientific opinion polls show widely differing results. Metrocosm created this map, based on six different scientific polls.
Except for Syria, support for ISIS is very low - even 0% in Iran and Lebanon.* Contrast this with the perceived support in the United States:
These are the types of perceptions that cause rednecks to throw pig's heads at mosques and this illustrates the dangers of the media relying on social media and other non-scientific opinion polls.
I am no expert of what makes a poll "scientific" but the questions and polls cited for the above map can be found here.
* 0% in any poll should arouse skepticism.
These are the types of perceptions that cause rednecks to throw pig's heads at mosques and this illustrates the dangers of the media relying on social media and other non-scientific opinion polls.
I am no expert of what makes a poll "scientific" but the questions and polls cited for the above map can be found here.
* 0% in any poll should arouse skepticism.
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