I watched the video. Gallup says that only7% of the Muslim population both hates the US and things violence is justifiable. They further say that there is a small portion of this 7% who are radicals, and they behave more like revolutionaries than fundamentalist believers. In fact, they do not use Islam to justify their behavior. They use political reasoning. They see themselves as fighting for a better world against the main enemy.
The whole point of the Gallup documentary is that Islam, for the most part, is just like any other religion. Most people are not violent. Most just want to do better in their own lives. The radicals in the religion are like radicals in Christianity, such as the Ku Klux Klan. It’s not the religion. It’s the revolution that motivates them.
It makes sense to me, although because it is Gallup, I mistrust them. They have been bought by a private group. The branch that does the research on the Muslim world is sponsored by a lot of Islamic organizations. They make a big deal about how they are scientists just gathering the data, but they don’t explain enough about methodology to make me feel comfortable.
Having said that, what they say makes sense and passes the smell test. It makes sense that people who are into violence are more likely to be pursuing political gains above anything else. Religion and politics are all mixed together, of course, but terrorism is about power and control, not religion, and I believe that the vast majority of Muslims are not supportive of terrorism.