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Priapus53 1406 reads
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( regrettably, Iraq had Democracy "forced" upon it----:(         )

If I've omitted any Muslim democracies, please lemme know.

Q: why are there so few Muslim Democracies ?

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willywonka4u1420 reads

Iran used to be a democracy, that is until we overthrew it. Iraq used to be a western place, and Baghdad used to be the intellectual center of the Middle East. Sadly, things change for a lot of different reasons.

I'm sure Islam has had a serious detrimental effect on how many democracies there are in the Middle East, but their oil reserves have had a more negative effect in my estimation.

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anonymousfun1907 reads

Has inept and corrupt civilian government. Military and the Mullah's dictate what the government can and cannot do. One of their assembly members Sherry Rehman was filing a bill to revise the blasphemy laws, mullah's threatened her life and the Prime Minister asked her to recall the bill.

Was on BBC this morning. We don't much about what is going on in any other country because our esteemed news organizations doesn't report. They are only report sensational things like Egypt where Hosni terrorized people for 30 years.

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O-Phuck_That1463 reads

...the closest democracy in middle east is Turkey...& is the best you can hope for in the middle eastf or a generation at least...not perfect, but secular.....

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benlanger1881 reads

You call Iraq a democracy?   Give it another 12 months and see.  


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Q: why are there so few Muslim Democracies ?

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anonymousfun1253 reads

Democracy doesn't fit with Islamic beliefs. One tenet of a democracy is equal rights for everyone. Islam believes women are subservient to male, if you are not a muslim, you are not muslim then you are an infidel, you either convert to Islam or be killed. Most of all religion plays a humongous role in day-to-day life. Empowers rulers and religious mullah's and imams and some times both are the same.

How is democracy going to work in this belief system?

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You call Iraq a democracy?   Give it another 12 months and see.  


If I've omitted any Muslim democracies, please lemme know.

Q: why are there so few Muslim Democracies ?

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Fair_Use994 reads

Deep down inside all Democrats are secretly Muslim.  Some of them are in denial, but most accept their faith privately.  Very few ever publicly admit to their tendencies, but its there.  You can always tell.

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Priapus531644 reads

& we all know that's not true, dont we ?

Kinda reminds me of an old joke : not all Republicans are bigots, but all bigots are Republicans--------:)

-- Modified on 2/3/2011 6:27:15 PM

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pot/kettle1826 reads

then the city of Chicago would be the most Republican city in America.

Nope, there is a lot of bigotry in all parties, including your wonderful Democratic Party Mr. Priapus53.

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jerseyflyer1002 reads

Really? I never knew that George Wallace and Lester Maddox, were republicans.

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jerseyflyer1594 reads

Be honest about it....the bigot rope swings both ways. Too bad the bigots aren't hanging from it.

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charlie4451165 reads

All of south was democrat territory till the early fifties. Then the civil rights movement caused party affiliations to change. All of the racists ended up in the republican party. US politicians are lackeys for the capitalist class. They are all cut fron the same cloth.

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zisk1975 reads

Mali and Algeria might qualify

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mattradd3106 reads

For the same reason Israel wouldn't have a democratically elected government if the Hasidic Jews, in that country, had power. Nor, would we, in this country, if one sect of fundamentalist Christian had power. They see the only legitimate form of government being a theocracy, where God rules, and his priests or ministers carry out his will for his people. It's not until the people of country can separate out church and state sufficiently that you can begin to have a democratically elected government.

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BreakerMorant1257 reads

South Korea, the western half the United States, et al. Do you also "regret" that fact?

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BreakerMorant891 reads

to be called a soldier. Thank you.

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Tusayan1806 reads

..the largest Muslim nation in the world and certainly a democracy.

Posted By: Priapus53
( regrettably, Iraq had Democracy "forced" upon it----:(         )

If I've omitted any Muslim democracies, please lemme know.

Q: why are there so few Muslim Democracies ?

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anonymousfun1066 reads

May be getting it back.

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