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If one were really cynical, it might be tempting to say: let the Islamists try to run the show and prove to the world that they are not up to the job. But as Iran has demonstrated, that would be irresponsible and cruel because it would condemn countless people to be used up in an experiment in failure. Moreover, theocratic systems do not blame themselves when their countries slide into civil war, poverty, and stagnation. Instead, they blame the machinations of Jews and Crusaders and export their uneducated but brainwashed young zealots to spread violence elsewhere.
Egypt: Islamism Meets Realism: Christopher Hitchens
Seeded on Sun May 15, 2011 10:34 AM EDT
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If you drew a graph of the Muslim world that showed a ranking by prosperity and at least partial democracy, it would match the degree of openness of the different countries to secular influence. Bosnia, Albania, Tunisia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Turkey (these in no especial order) are relatively flourishing. Something similar could be said of the autonomous Kurdish area in Iraq. Whereas religious absolutism, whether in power or in its so-called insurgent form, has beggared an extremely wealthy country (Iran), come close to ruining a potentially wealthy country (Iraq), and reduced Afghanistan and Somalia to a level of chaos and misery that almost defies description.
This article by the Great Author Christopher Hitchens, is hard if not impossible to argue against.
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#1 - Sun May 15, 2011 10:45 AM EDTGreat article! It's strong proof that religion and politics don't mix. I was just reading an article that said in Iran, they had people arrested for calling Djjins and dabbling in black magic. The author called their brand of zealotry 'fossilization of thought'.
Great seed and thanks for the read, Dave.
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#2 - Sun May 15, 2011 12:54 PM EDTYou're very welcome. I started a Christopher Hitchens group open to everyone if you would like his latest stuff posted at Newsvine? Thnx for the comments everyone.
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Iran should serve as a shining example to the world of the dire importance of the separation of church and state.
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