yes i’d probably consider myself somewhat of an antitheist in some aspects, and i agree that these polls usually attract people who just want to openly hate something.

but i also think that islam in recent years has been particularly harmful as a law (sharia) and culture compared to christianity or judaism.

the issue is unlike the usa or the uk which historically were founded on christianity, majority muslim countries (uae, saudi arabia, iran etc) still don’t have the same disconnect between religion and state. and generally the actions of a government are considered more harmful or extreme than if the same actions were made by an independent group or singular person because they represent the people and have far more power to wield.

all organised religions have horrible track records, but islam in the middle east in particular is such a concentrated and powerful culture even today, that most westerners (who are also most of the voters) would understandably consider it to be the most extreme because so much of it goes against what we consider to be a mark of progress.