[TLDR: not the fear of the religion. If you can't control people's thoughts, you can't control people.] People should really learn religion is just a political

[TLDR: not the fear of the religion. If you can't control people's thoughts, you can't control people.] People should really learn religion is just a political tool. replace the word 'muslim' with any other religion and you will find many examples of the same- which may give you a clue why totalitarian states do this. Not certainly to fight "terrorism"