Why do they hate us ?
Why, do you think, does Bin Laden hate the US?
| 20% (3) | Because we are so rich | |
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| 13% (2) | Because we have so much freedom | |
| 6% (1) | Because we are so smart | |
| 60% (9) | Because we support a nondemocratic, supressive regime in his home country | |
| 46% (7) | Because we support the Palestinian Holocaust | |
| 66% (10) | Because we support dictators all over the world | |
| 46% (7) | Because we bombed a medical factory in Sudan | |
| 53% (8) | Because we terrorize other governments | |
| 73% (11) | Because we do anything for oil | |
| 46% (7) | Because the US is the worst rogue state in the world | |
| 53% (8) | Because we have such tremendous double standarts | |
| 60% (9) | Because as the most powerful country we have become very arrogant |
15 voters have answered this question.
In return, why do you think we hate Bin Laden so much?
| 54% (6) | Because he tries to free his country from the US backed, repressive Saudi regime | |
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| 63% (7) | Because he is against the Palestinian Holocaust | |
| 54% (6) | Because he is religious | |
| 72% (8) | Because he has the guts to face the wold strongest power | |
| 54% (6) | Because he fights for his people | |
| 54% (6) | Because he ridicules US double standarts | |
| 36% (4) | Because he is so rich | |
| 36% (4) | Because he is so smart | |
| 36% (4) | Because he is so free |
11 voters have answered this question.
Do you think it is a good idea to use violence in order to reach one's goals? Indicate where you think violence is (or was) approriate.
| 75% (9) | to get US indepence from the Brittain empire | |
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| 83% (10) | to liberate the Saudi people from their suppressive, US backed dictator regime | |
| 91% (11) | to liberate the victims of the nazi Holocaust | |
| 66% (8) | to liberate the victims of Israel's Holocaust in Palestinia | |
| 33% (4) | to overthrow government that do not follow US rules | |
| 75% (9) | to counter terror acts from US government | |
| 66% (8) | to counter terror acts from non-US governments | |
| 58% (7) | to counter all terror acts equally |
12 voters have answered this question.
Considering that US-backed terror acts have killed many more people than the Bin Laden terror act in NY, what should be done?
| 30% (4) | Bin Laden should be put to court, as should all US officials involved with terror acts | |
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| 23% (3) | Only Bin Laden should be put to court | |
| 46% (6) | US officials involved in older terror should be tried before Bin Laden's recent |
13 voters have answered this question.
Put yourself in Bin Laden's situation. Assume a foreign power is backing a dictator regime in the US, no elections would be allowed, the media would be heavily censured, political opponents would be either imprisoned or forced to leave the country. You would know that in order to get rid of the dictatorship you would first have to stop its backing by the foreign power. Would you consider violance to get freedom?
| 46% (6) | Yes, I would become a freedom fighter or terrorist, how ever you want to call it | |
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| 38% (5) | Yes, but only after having tried any other means | |
| 15% (2) | No, I am against terrorism |
13 voters have answered this question.
