The fact that they didn't show up to the march is only proof

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The fact that they didn't show up to the march is only proof that most Muslims don't associate their religion with terrorism. For most Muslims it is emphatically clear that terrorism has no place in Islam. Thus, there's no "pull" to march. Those that are marching are essentially marching for "PR" reasons, to prove that "we are officially condemning terrorism!" That is a stupid reason to march in my opinion. First off, terrorism is a buzzword. Actual acts of violence for political means are committed by lots of people. Recently lots of white men have been committing them. They just don't get labeled terrorists. Now if you're specifying radical Islamic terrorism, then you need to realize that Muslims have spoken out against such terrorism time and time again. You might respond with "Oh, statements of condemnation are just words, why don't they do something!". But then you're just exposing your ignorance of the fact that the people on the front line against terrorism ARE Muslims! (See soldiers and civilians from Pakistan to Iraq to Turkey to Egypt to Syria, etc). The fact is, if I'm Muslim, it just doesn't make sense to "protest" against terrorism. Again, I'm not even sure what the intended message is. ISIS is clearly a pariah in the Muslim world. If you do your research you'd realize that. When's the last time you've read anti-terrorism statements and actions by orthodox Islamic scholars? Hint: there's a lot. As a citizen in any country, there are likely other things that would attract me to a protest, such as corruption, bad leadership, racism, climate change, etc. These are things that affect me personally and things that I feel a sense of responsibility protesting about in a democracy.