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Re: Where You Were, I Was
"the reason Islamic societies have through many centuries tended towards totalitarian rule, and today so clearly do"
There are no Muslim states today that could remotely be characterised as totalitarian. The only ones in recent history that arguably could have were Iraq (which was a secular, non-Islamic state), and Taliban Afghanistan. |
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Re: Where You Were, I Was
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[ QUOTE ] "the reason Islamic societies have through many centuries tended towards totalitarian rule, and today so clearly do" [/ QUOTE ] There are no Muslim states today that could remotely be characterised as totalitarian. The only ones in recent history that arguably could have were Iraq (which was a secular, non-Islamic state), and Taliban Afghanistan. [/ QUOTE ] Nicky, I think you're picking bones over the exact definition of totalitarian. Call it "totalitarian-like", if you prefer. By the way, I'm curious: how do you NOT consider Saudi Arabia totalitarian? I think the only way to do that is to take an incredibly narrow view of the term: in Saudi Arabia, there is absolute rule, thought control, forced prayer 5 times a day, draconian laws and punishments, religious police roaming the streets...to me, that's "totalitarian." If it somehow misses your precise definition of the term, I suppose that's because I can't find a more apt word. Can you? |
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Re: Where You Were, I Was
nicky is a master of denying the facts so that one doesn't have to face the implications of same and act on them. Same type of reasoning that led to the appeasement of Hitler by euro leaders prior to WWII which allowed him to become a critical threat.
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