Q. Do you think that Islamist terrorist attacks are more likely to be a reaction to the foreign policies of western countries and their role in the Middle East, or are they more likely to be motivated by an ideological hatred of western culture and freedoms?
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Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
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Reaction to role of western countries in the Middle East |
11% |
14% |
9% |
21% |
6% |
|
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Hatred of western culture and freedoms |
29% |
26% |
36% |
15% |
40% |
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Both |
46% |
48% |
45% |
56% |
42% |
|
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Neither |
3% |
3% |
2% |
4% |
4% |
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|
Don’t know |
11% |
9% |
8% |
4% |
8% |
48% think that Islamist terrorist attacks are both a reaction to the role of western countries in the Middle East and motivated by a hatred of western culture and freedoms. 29% think they are more likely to be motivated by hatred of the west and 11% think they are more likely to be a reaction to the role of western countries in the Middle East.
Those most likely to think they are more motivated by a hatred of the west were Liberal/National voters (36%) and aged 65+ (38%).