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But I think your characterization, that this task is entirely the responsibility of the Muslim community itself, is unfair. How easy do you think it is to convince people with a message of moderation and peace when the dominant conservative discourse is one that condemns and blames the Islamic faith itself at every turn, and while, as far as most Muslims can see, the US has still provided no actual, plausible justification for the war it began 3 years ago?
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No, its not unfair. Only Muslims can alter Muslim behavior and culture. Blaming the US for the Muslims community's own failures may bode well in liberal circles, but it doesnt exactly square with reality and represents either cowardice or refusal to condemn and reform their own people and religion