I believe this line is what's drawing so much criticism of your post. What is it that convinces you that so many of the muslims "pouring" their way into politics are radicals? That's a huge assumption and it reeks of bias.
Like all things in this life, anything negative is bound to draw more attention...look at our daily news, the top stories are always the
most shocking, funny how the good news stories if any, seem to come at the end. Maybe if the media decided to draw attention to the good news, which I assure you, there is a LOT of out there, then extremism possibly wouldn't have such a powerful hold on the modern psyche.
I'd love to see as a headline...'35 year old woman gives up her job and devotes her life to caring for orphaned children with AIDS in Thailand...'.
But set off a bomb, hijack a bus, kidnap an AID worker....hey, you got the headline news. It would be nice if they could mix it up a little at least, but the obssessive compulsive and addictive beings that we are...we seem to be addicted to, and crave negativity. When a relationship is suffering slightly, why is it we seem to find it easier to focus on the bad times, and forget about the good?
What I mean to say is that, the media highlights extremes, and we rely on the media for the news. As Gillette points out, the vast majority of people with religious beliefs, are most certainly not extreme, and want to lead a peaceful and cooperative life.