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bullseyebarb · 04-03-2011, 15:10

I am not confident that any of the countries in question will become bastions of democratic liberty. Even those young Facebook loving Egyptians who demonstrated in Tahrir Square and Alexandria may well be in the minority. Looking at data compiled as recently as 2010, the majority of Egyptians surveyed expressed a desire for more Islam in government, along with Sharia law and the draconian punishments that go along with it. Twenty percent support Al-Qaeda. Couple this with the return from exile of Yusuf al-Qaradawi, "spiritual guide" of the Muslim Brotherhood - a man akin to Iran's late Ayatollah Khomeini, and things begin to take on a rather ominous tone. To my mind, the tenets of Islam are simply incompatible with western civilization and the sooner we acknowledge that, the better.

I shall be visiting Turkey and Israel next month and hope to get some unfiltered local opinion.

04-03-2011, 15:10	#41
bullseyebarb Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Georgia, U.S.A. Posts: 636 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 52	Re: Middle East Meltdown ... I am not confident that any of the countries in question will become bastions of democratic liberty. Even those young Facebook loving Egyptians who demonstrated in Tahrir Square and Alexandria may well be in the minority. Looking at data compiled as recently as 2010, the majority of Egyptians surveyed expressed a desire for more Islam in government, along with Sharia law and the draconian punishments that go along with it. Twenty percent support Al-Qaeda. Couple this with the return from exile of Yusuf al-Qaradawi, "spiritual guide" of the Muslim Brotherhood - a man akin to Iran's late Ayatollah Khomeini, and things begin to take on a rather ominous tone. To my mind, the tenets of Islam are simply incompatible with western civilization and the sooner we acknowledge that, the better. I shall be visiting Turkey and Israel next month and hope to get some unfiltered local opinion.