Moderate Islamists work with Al Qaeda

[molly bloom]

The ideology of Islamism is ISLAMIC GOVERNMENT.

Oh well done. You may not have noticed, but throughout the centuries since birth of Islam there have been varying ways of interpreting Islam and Islamic government- it may be a monotheism, but it isn't monolithic.

Oddly enough, it's a bit like Christianity in that respect.

[molly bloom]

Back on point, unlike the GOP, Islamists seek a theocratic and fascist form of government, which is a totally reasonable thing to oppose and so Zevico opposes it.

fascist form of government

'Theocratic' and 'fascist'. Could you explain how this interesting hybrid works- economically, constitutionally, et cetera ?

Possibly with reference to Walter Laqueur and/or the Koran.

[molly bloom]

Says the man who lives in an openly Christian monarchy to the person who lives in a secular democracy.

Except for small parts of Scotland and northern ireland, religion is a non-issue in the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom.

I am curious though, why a secular republic would want to focus so much on one particular religion- Christianity- at the expense of all those other colourful and quaint superstitions. Why not 'one nation under gods' or 'In gods we trust' ? Seems slightly more ecumenical to me.


This may be of some help to you:

Constitutional monarchy is a form of government in which a king or queen acts as Head of State.

The ability to make and pass legislation resides with an elected Parliament, not with the Monarch.

As a system of government, constitutional monarchy separates the Head of State’s ceremonial and official duties from party politics.

http://www.royal.gov.uk/monarchuk/howthemonarchyworks/whatisconstitutionalmonarchy.aspx

[Asher]

He's not naive enough to believe that it works everywhere.

Is this your admission that the campaign financing issues in the USA subvert true democracy?

[Asher]

No. Communists are horribly evil who want to oppress hundreds of millions of people whether they realize it or not. Better to have a conservative dictatorship than a leftist one.

Wow.

[kentonio]

No. Communists are horribly evil who want to oppress hundreds of millions of people whether they realize it or not.

Good to know the Top Gun years didn't go to waste.

[MrFun]

I agree with him on that. We should not allow people to choose forms of goverment like nazism, islamism, or communism.

During the Cold War, the United States forced anti-communist dictatorships on other countries. Do you think that was the right thing to do, or no?

[Hauldren Collider]

I think it was. If we hadn't they would have simply forced a communist dictatorship upon themselves.

[dannubis]

... and right now they would be pissed off at the Russians...

[Hauldren Collider]

And also much poorer. America benefits when it has wealthy countries to trade with.

[Imran Siddiqui]

I think it was. If we hadn't they would have simply forced a communist dictatorship upon themselves.

Pre-emptive dictatoring! Land of the free... but only for us!

[Kidlicious]

I think it was. If we hadn't they would have simply forced a communist dictatorship upon themselves.

Let me take a stab at your reasoning here. Is it because the right wing dictators toture and kill the right people?

[Aeson]

To be fair, he only supports pre-emptive dictatoring if the population is < 50% literate in his imagination.

[Hauldren Collider]

Let me take a stab at your reasoning here. Is it because the right wing dictators toture and kill the right people?

No, it's because they don't drive their countries into crippling poverty.

[giblets]

I think it was. If we hadn't they would have simply forced a communist dictatorship upon themselves.

How do you know if a country like Chile or Nicaragua would have ended up a communist dictatorship? Is this determined by literacy rates or some other metric? I personally don't see how you could possibly know and don't think we should be dicking around in another country's affairs when they elect a government we don't approve of. Should Hugo Chavez be overthrown and replaced by a right wing dictatorship?