They're not all like that

A common refrain I hear, from, well everybody actually. Those who are afraid. Afraid to face what's in front of them.
The types desperate to hold on to their safe, kum ba ya, lives where everybody's the same. No colours no creeds no opinions.
No differences.
Whilst at the same time demanding I respect whomever's right to behave however they like as long as it's "cultural". No matter how barbaric; no matter how offensive or prejudicial towards decency.

I am digressing though. To get to the point of this piece, to wit, they're not all like that.

Those of you who have spent time here in this little blog, this vestige of truth, know I am an Ulsterman. A proud protestant Ulsterman, descendant of the mighty Celts, the greatest people this world has ever known.
Unfortunately I must share my little diamond in the corner of the British Isles with the infernal catholic, a lazy, hapless breed.
Who over the years has resorted to violence in order to attempt to wrest my little diamond from me.

To no avail though. As yet at least.
With the help of that catholic King James, they first attempted to oust my merry bunch of forebears in 1690, only to be repelled by we and a diminutive Dutch king by the name of William of Orange who happened to be in England fighting said catholic, King James.
Ever since then the catholic has behaved akin to a spoilt child.

Cut to the late 1960s and the second battle began. Lasting about 30 years, during which time around 5000 people have died, for died read murdered. Shot, blown up.

Now, circa late 70s was the time when the terrorism was at it's peak when nary a week passed without someone being shot or blown up. Car bombs attacking police were most common around this time.
At this time the population of Ulster was approximately 2 million; of that perhaps 500,000 were catholic.
They're not all like that.

Indeed not. So let's say, what, 1% of that half million were active IRA members. That's 5000 active "soldiers".
Yeah okay, that sounds about right. Now, to that 5000 add perhaps 3-4 times that amount of passive supporters. Persons who would look the other way; who would provide barns, fields, outhouses in which the terrorists could hide their caches of weapons and/or explosives away from prying eyes.
So now of the half million, we have 20-25000 persons who are active and passive terrorists.
So approximately 5% of all catholics. Okay? 5%.
30 years this 5% perpetuated the violence in Ulster. And beyond in fact. In England and as far as Gibraltar in Spain.
They're not all like that.

Now, apply these figures to the 1.5 BILLION with a "B" muslims in the world, whose barbarity makes the IRA's terrorism look like a fight amongst cub scouts and then say to me , they're not all like that.

And just in case you're not quite there yet, I shall elucidate.

They don't have to be "all like that". Only enough of them to be a problem. And in a world of 1.5 billion of them, a mere 1% is enough, clearly, to create an atmosphere that leaves the world nervous. Aware. Defensive. One need only look at the security that surrounds significant events the world over to argue that the Muslim has already won.