Quarter of UK Muslims sympathise with London bombers

Around a quarter of Muslims in Britain sympathise with the motives of the London bombers, while some six per cent are even ready to support those who carry out such attacks, a survey said on Saturday.

As Britain is reeling under the impact of two terror attacks within a fortnight, 88 per cent of British Muslims who participated in the survey in the Daily Telegraph said they clearly have no intention of justifying the bomb blasts.

But, around six per cent of the participants in the survey opined the bombings were justified and some 24 per cent said they have sympathy with the feelings and motives of those who carried out the attacks.

A substantial majority -- 56 per cent -- said whether or not they sympathise with the bombers, they can at least understand why some people might want to behave in this way.

Asked whether they agree that the ideology of the bombers was "perverted and poisonous", 58 per cent of the respondents said "yes", while around 26 per cent were reluctant to be so dismissive, the survey said.

On the crucial loyalty question, 46 per cent of the participants said they feel "very loyal to Britain, 33 per cent felt "fairly loyal", while 18 per cent said they have little loyalty towards the country.

A huge majority of the participants felt that western culture was not perfect, but are ready to live with it rather than trying to bring it to an end.

Around 56 per cent said Muslims should live with it (western society) and not seek to bring it to an end, while nearly 32 per cent termed the culture "decadent and immoral" and opined that Muslims should seek to bring it down.

If this wasn't so serious it would be almost comical. The Left blithering and tripping over themselves to show tolerance and push their propaganda about how "Islam is peaceful", all the while being despised and having their society ripped out from under their feet. Has the sense of self preservation been bred out of these people? Why does the thought of being called intolerant by the same people wishing them harm turn them into such clueless cowards?