Are muslim extremists here in the US?

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Response by 1SG Scott MacGregor made Nov 5 at 2015 12:37 PM

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As seen in Dearborn MI

Response by 1stSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 5 at 2015 12:51 PM

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Where is that picture from?

Response by SCPO David Lockwood made Nov 5 at 2015 1:12 PM

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Looks like domestic terrorism to me!

Response by TSgt John Temblador, PI, CIPA made Nov 5 at 2015 1:19 PM

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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/11/05/construction-worker-stops-knife-attack-on-california-school-campus/

'He was having fun': Student who stabbed four on California university campus identified

A construction worker who ran into a California university classroom to break up what he thought was a fight is being hailed as a hero for preventing a student armed with a hunting knife from possibly killing his intended target.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 5 at 2015 1:20 PM

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Yes, I believe they are just like we have extremists of many faiths in this country.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Nov 5 at 2015 1:28 PM

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Yes they are amongst us.

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Nov 5 at 2015 1:29 PM

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Yes 1SG Scott MacGregor there are Muslim extremists in this nation - they have shot up USMC and USN serviced members in Tennessee earlier this year, one of them attacked others with a knife at UC-Merced yesterday, they have occupied areas in Minn, Tenn, Oregon, and NY to name places.

Response by CW4 Guy Butler made Nov 5 at 2015 1:31 PM

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That's a fake... Nice clickbait.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/signs/islamicagenda.asp

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 5 at 2015 1:35 PM

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Yes - as well as Christian extremists, Racists, and other fear mongering/hateful groups.

Response by CW4 Guy Butler made Nov 5 at 2015 1:35 PM

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Aka, classic design #5 from the Church Sign Maker.

Response by SGT Jerrold Pesz made Nov 5 at 2015 2:34 PM

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Of course they are here and thanks to our open borders and uncontrolled immigration they have no problem getting here.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 5 at 2015 2:39 PM

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The question is legitimate; the picture is not.
In reference to the question, there is little doubt that there are extremists present in the US. The real question is what to do about it.
Here in Minnesota, home to a large community of Somali ex-patriots, the threat is more subtle - fertile ground to recruit and a significant revenue stream back to the old country. The FBI has a very active field office here.

Response by CPT(P) David Thorp made Nov 5 at 2015 8:48 PM

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Response by SSgt Alex Robinson made Nov 6 at 2015 8:15 AM

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Yes. Here in our nation I'm certain there are many sleeper cells.

Response by SP5 Mark Kuzinski made Nov 6 at 2015 8:16 AM

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Yes there are.

Response by LTC Bink Romanick made Nov 6 at 2015 8:49 AM

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1SG Scott MacGregor Theres a church sign generator on the Internet so I find your illustration questionable.

Yes I am sure that there are Muslim terrorists in this country but not in any great number and not really a great threat.

Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 6 at 2015 9:18 AM

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Yes... :)

Response by PO3 Steven Sherrill made Nov 6 at 2015 10:06 AM

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1SG Scott MacGregor Apparently, Minnesota is a hotbed for terrorist recruiting. I don't know why, but there have been a large number of young men from Minnesota who have gone to join ISIL.

http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-leads-the-nation-in-would-be-isil-terrorists-from-u-s-report-finds/329942131/

Minnesota leads the nation in would-be ISIL terrorists from U.S., report finds

Minnesota recruits lead the nation in the number of people who have left the country to fight with terrorists aligned with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Syria, according to a scathing congressional report.

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 7 at 2015 1:39 AM

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Every kind of religion has extremists in the U.S., I guarantee it. It's a question of numbers and motivation. I'm significantly more concerned with militias and Christian extremist groups, since there are far more of them in our nation.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 7 at 2015 9:14 AM

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ANYTHING extreme tends to be awful. Extreme Islam, Extreme Christianity, even Extreme Cross-fit.

Response by COL Bill McCormick made Nov 7 at 2015 9:16 AM

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We took an oath to defend against all enemies of the Constitution. Foreign and domestic. We need new strategy in conjunction with a firm intellectual argument that is unquestionably traced to defense of our nation and its rules. We already took the oath so we need leadership.

Response by MAJ Hugh Blanchard made Nov 9 at 2015 6:15 PM

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Absolutely, both home-grown and imported. And more will be arriving soon if we take a bunch of unscreened refugees from Syria. I am entirely sure that Da'esh has planted thousands of sleepers into the 4.5 million refugees now invading Europe.
Regards,
Hugh

Response by Cpl Mark A. Morris made May 13 at 2016 10:51 AM

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There is no such thing as an Islamic extremist.

Response by SFC Kelly Fuerhoff made Nov 17 at 2021 5:22 PM

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This was very easily debunked. Do you look into memes before you post them or just believe every meme you see?
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2014/nov/24/facebook-posts/viral-meme-says-islamic-group-posted-threat-kill-a/

"The meme was pasted into an email with the subject line, "A sign in Dearborn, Michigan." (Dearborn has an unusually large Muslim population.) Headlined, "This is what liberalism will buy you," the meme features a photograph of a sign with removable letters, purportedly advertising a group called the Advancement of Islamic Agenda for America. The sign reads, "Allah be praised. America we will kill you all and nothing you can do to stop it. Allah be praised." The meme concludes with the line, "Still think they are kidding." (The question mark for that last sentence was mysteriously missing.)

A pretty scary sign if true. But is it? Hardly.

We searched for a group called Advancement of Islamic Agenda for America on the Web and found no trace of it. More importantly, the sign comes from a template on the website Church Sign Maker.

The site allows people to create photos of church signs conveying any message they choose. The site allows users to "create your own funny photos and graphics -- simply type in some text and choose from a few simple options. You can create your own church sign, make an official seal, have your own fire or police badge, and more.""

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/islamic-agenda/

Neither the sign nor the organization is real, however. The photograph was a fake created using the Church Sign Maker, a web site that allowed users to create realistic-looking images of church signs bearing messages of their choosing:

PolitiFact - Viral meme says Islamic group posted threat to kill Americans on sign in Dearborn,...

A reader recently sent us a meme circulating on social media that purports to be a threat by radical Muslims to mass-mur/>