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   Friday
   Oct282011

Arab Spring hopes meet reality

   Date Friday, October 28, 2011 at 05:52PM

   http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/10/28/arab-spring-optimism-gives-w
   ay-to-fear-islamic-rise/

   http://reason.com/blog/2011/10/28/reasontv-libertarians-without

   There's been much hope regarding the Arab Spring uprisings, and many
   westerners hoped that this represented a movement to gain freedom and
   dignity, but warning signs were present from the beginning. Religious
   irrationality was severely underestimated as westerners considered the
   protesters through a liberal mindset. This projection of liberalism on
   mideasterners failed to understand the depth of Islamist belief and
   the unwillingness to separate State and Religion. Liberal-minded
   westerners also underestimated the power of radical Islamist groups
   over the people of the Mideast (I'm including northern Africa as part
   of the mideast region). While Egypt is not Libya and Libya is not
   Tunisia and Tunisia is not Syria, on and on, the reality of the
   region's embrace of religion over secular government and liberalism is
   common. As long as the people of the mideast, or the great
   majority, are subservient to religious authority, these nations will
   evolve toward overarcing regional control through Islamist law.

   There's been much talk of moderate Islamism in America, but the reality
   of the mideast is Islam, period, and as long as the Islamist religion
   governs, there will be no freedom. The only way this mideast system can
   work is through forced obedience to irrational laws that are
   antithetical to freedom. We can hope for better according to our
   beliefs of what creates human flourishing, but I think it's time to
   leave the affairs of the mideast to those living in the mideast.
   Author M. Farmer | Comments Off | Share Article Share Article
   tagged Tag Egypt, Tag Libya, Tag Syria, Tag Tom Palmer, Tag arab
   spring, Tag freedom, Tag islam, Tag islamist laws, Tag tunisia
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