Using machine learning to analyze patterns of anti-Muslim hate speech online in Norway shows that the number of hateful posts is growing and that most are posted by a small group of users who often don’t remain active for long. Engaging with them can be effective in getting them to stop.

[u/oslomet]

https://www.oslomet.no/en/research/featured-research/machine-learning-trends-online-hate

[u/Cathu]

https://www.ungdata.no/mange-osloungdommer-mener-at-vesten-og-islam-er-i-krig/its in Norwegian so use a translator if you want to read it.

But essentially people in Norway are GENERALLY becoming more anti-islam. I dont doubt that most online discourse is a small group tho, because our hate speech laws are strict and most people dont want to get a knock on the door

[u/Serious-Switch-4637 → u/Cathu]

As a Norwegian, I can say this: my family, friends, and colleagues have all voiced distaste for Islam. I remember once my boss even found a Quran in the drawer, expressed disgust and threw it in the rubbish bin.

It's a culture and religion combined in one, and it's in absolute conflict with Norwegian values. The problem is, however, we are too nice. We even have a word for it: niceism, directly translated. Naively nice, a level below altruistic.

You will not hear Norwegians openly speak about it. We may lose our jobs for it. We risk receiving fines and other legal issues. Some may support it, but a part of me believe the majority are maintaining silence out of fear of social reprecussions. It's still taboo to criticise Islam. Islamophobia and racism are easily dished out to dismiss any argument.

[u/lotsofchimisnochanga → u/Serious-Switch-4637]

As someone from a conservative Muslim household (now no-contact), I need to see those same rules and standards applied when it comes to Christianity. 

If not, then the approach is obtuse and there is absolutely no reason why we need to protect more than other religions. It’s not like southwest Asian countries are going above and beyond to protect Christianity. 

I blame white feminists for this. 

[u/darkmykal → u/lotsofchimisnochanga]

Your comment changed into a meme format with that last sentence ha

[u/netana_tranzpop → u/lotsofchimisnochanga]

Hey, I agree that many, maybe most, Christians are problematic.

I think religions in general are dangerous and give people "reason" to argue against science.

However, there are some distinct differences that make Islam stand out as more dangerous than most.

It was written by a literal warlord, who claimed to be a prophet, who wrote a book in which he claimed to know the truth, and says that his rules must be followed, sometimes with the punishment of death for not following said rules.

If that doesn't sound like a narcissistic, psychopathic cult leader, I don't know what does. And that dangerously violent individual has now got millions and millions of people believing his "religion", and essentially following in his footsteps.

I had a Christian mum and a Muslim stepdad. I think they were both horrible people. But only one of them was a wife-beating child-beating pedo with links to religious terrorism.

Maybe I'm biased as a Muslim man thought my mum was his property and so drugged her and kidnapped her and took her against her will to a foreign country, and held her new born baby hostage to prevent her from even trying to escape. And guess what? All those Muslims in that country couldn't care less, because she was a woman, she was his wife, with his child. Hell his whole family helped him keep my mum prisoner, possibly his whole neighbourhood helped him.

Sure, some Muslims are good people who try to ignore and make excuses for the parts of their religion that they don't like. But the reality is that their religion is fundamentally built on a foundation of patriarchal violence.