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This seems to be the argument of a number of opinionated bloggers and columnists in recent months.

What do you think?

I would at least cite the fact that Britain being a parliamentary democracy has not curbed religious militancy. Surveys have shown Britain has one of the most fundamentalist communities in the world.

We've also seen hundreds from Europe and America flock to Iraq, Yugoslavia, Afghanistan and Pakistan or have been involved in terror attacks/plots locally.

Another country to consider is Indonesia and the growing foothold of radical religious parties and movements - many 'mainstream' - that have managed to even ban unorthodox interpretations of Islam in several provinces.

I suppose a distinction needs to be made between fundamentalist and radical or militant. Even though religious radicals of al-Qaeda are not the same as the religious fundamentalists of the Muslim Brotherhood, it is also necessary to point out all religious radicals are fundamentalists.

So, will al-Qaeda continue to flourish in the coming years? How does one address the widespread religious militancy in liberal democracies such as the UK?

If religious fundamentalists who share similar interpretations of Islam as al-Qaeda monopolize the political landscape of nations like Pakistan, Malaysia, Egypt and Indonesia through elections, won't they likely become breeding ground for al-Qaeda recruits?



Islamization in democratic Britain

unenlightenment + unemployment +freedom (democracy)= chaos
unenlightenment + employment + subdual = socialism
unenlightenment + employment + freedom = capitalization
awareness + employment + freedom = good combination

what do u think of what i think?

democracy alone won't solve anything....

I agree Mahmoud!

kanelli wrote:I agree Mahmoud!

thanks Kanelli...

democracy alone won't solve anything....

correct. apparently democracy is no more different than al-qaeda..
http://mises.org/daily/383

IMO, unless people of the world damn vices and hail virtues, everyting will be under danger, including enlightment, employment and freedom...