Arab “Democracy?”
In Middle East, Politics, thinking out loud on December 6, 2011 at 10:11 pm
Tunisia, Egypt, Lybia, Syria. Revolutions are breaking out all over within the Arab world.
Egypt. They wanted Mubarak out. They say that they desire freedom. Now, the likely scenario is that they vote in some form of Muslim Brotherhood-ish Islamic government. A government that will most likely resemble Sunni version of the corrupt government of Iran.
The Syrians are doing the same thing. Protesting, demonstrating, rioting in order to get Assad out. They say that they want freedom.
Yet again, they’ll more than likely get an Islamic Sharia form of Governance based on the model of Iran.
In Lybia, it’s more of the same. Trading Qaddafi for Islamic Sharia.
Is Sharia as dictated by power mad fanatics considered freedom by the people of the Arab world? Trading one form of tyranny for another
I just don’t see it.
I don’t see a difference between a Fundamentalist Islamic Government under Sharia law wherein all are forced to be “good Muslims” or be beaten, tortured or murdered and Stalinist or Maoist Communism. I don’t see a difference between Mao and Khomeini.
Capitalism is definitely not perfect. Even so, you get a fighting chance. You get to make your own choices. America may not be completely free. Not as it once was. Still, America has more freedom and more opportunity than most countries. One can complain about America. One can discount America with lies, hyperbole and propaganda. Yet, the truth remains. People from all over the world flee to America in order to join a country that has more freedom and opportunity than nearly any other country in the history of the world.
What is it that Arabs want? What do Muslims want? They say that they want freedom. It seems to me they want the power to force others to be “good Muslims.” They say that they want tolerance. Yet, I do not see tolerance being shown to others by many people and especially by governments who claim to be Islamic.
What of the Religious minorities in those countries? Are they entitled to freedom and democracy as well? Are they entitled to freedom of religion? Are they entitled to freedom from religious persecution? Or is it the feeling within the Arab Muslim World that only the regionally or nationally majority Muslims are entitled to Religious Freedom?
If any of you “good Muslims” want to explain, please feel free to do so in the comments section? I am truly curious.
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- Good analysis, Dawood!SamKat7 December 2011 at 5am
