Originally Posted by maximusveritas

Well, from my experience, places with liberal reputations tend to have some of the most extreme conservatives and vice versa. SF may be overwhelmingly liberal but the conservatives who are there tend to be extremely conservative. Michael Savage, one of the worst of the hate radio talk show hosts, got started there. A number of White Supremacist groups have a strong presence there as well That's all beside the point though.
If you don't think a similar story is happening in every major city in the US, you're just not paying attention. From my personal experience, I know quite a few Muslims who have turned much more extreme in the aftermath of 9/11, but especially after the Iraq War. I think the fact that they are doing well in life keeps them from going off the deep end, but I'm sure that there are many people here for whom that is not true and that scares me a little bit.