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Why Arabs suffer
National Post ^ | January 11, 2008 | Philip Carl Salzman

Posted on 01/11/2008 9:57:34 AM PST by USFRIENDINVICTORIA

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This is one academic that seems to get it. Some interesting facts and insights.
1 posted on 01/11/2008 9:57:38 AM PST by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA

Kleptocracy is not a successful form of government.


2 posted on 01/11/2008 10:00:25 AM PST by Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus (Fred Head and proud of it! Fear the Fred!)
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To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA

21, apparently.


3 posted on 01/11/2008 10:00:45 AM PST by mbraynard (Tagline changed due to admin request)
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

Ask Churchill.


4 posted on 01/11/2008 10:00:54 AM PST by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA

When half the population is enslaved at birth, the female half, what are the chances for fairness, justice, prosperity?


6 posted on 01/11/2008 10:06:56 AM PST by mojito
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To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA

Islam is very good at keeping the spirit - and the reality - of the 7th century alive in the world.


7 posted on 01/11/2008 10:06:59 AM PST by bill1952 (The right to buy weapons is the right to be free)
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To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA

They are missing the Golden Rule.


8 posted on 01/11/2008 10:10:03 AM PST by donna (The Tim Russert/Chris Matthews hairdo - reliving the 60's, man.)
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To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA

He’s soft on the retarding role of Islam and gives too much credit to tribalism.

Islam crushes scientific thought and artistic endeavour. Take the brightest people on the planet, then force their men to adhere to the intrinsically illogical and self-contradictory tenets of Islam under pain of death - and relegate the women to nonentity - and see what happens.

Luckily we don’t have to guess. Arabs weren’t ever the brightest people on the planet - but the Assyrians were. The crowning glory of the planet in one generation, reduced to repetitive calligraphy and fanaticism three generations later.


9 posted on 01/11/2008 10:11:10 AM PST by agere_contra
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Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy - Benjamin Franklin

Sharia law is proof that allah hates us and wants us to be miserable - null and void

10 posted on 01/11/2008 10:13:01 AM PST by null and void (Conservatives are tired of being sucked up to every 4 years and stabbed in the back for the next 3.)
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‘zackly. When half their population is not allowed to participate, its easy to see why their society if screwed up.
11 posted on 01/11/2008 10:13:43 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (ENERGY CRISIS made in Washington D. C.)
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To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA

I agree. So....since we all know this and have known it for some time, why do we continue to deal with them? If we left them alone, they would kill each other off and be of no threat to this part of the world. Since they don’t want to advance, or offer anything to society as a whole, let them drown in their own sand. Enough is enough. If they actually do become a threat to us, take them out and go on about our lives. Dragging it out does no one any good.


12 posted on 01/11/2008 10:14:26 AM PST by RC2
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To: null and void

Ben Franklin never ceases to amaze. If you’re following in his footsteps — be careful with kites. :-)


13 posted on 01/11/2008 10:24:10 AM PST by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA

I was going to suggest a few sarcastic answers, but you are correct.

This article IS very informative.


14 posted on 01/11/2008 10:24:13 AM PST by Mr. Brightside
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To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA

He did make that one little mistake that continues to complicate my life.

He decided to call the charge on the amber negative, and the one on the fur positive.

50:50 chance and he blew it...


15 posted on 01/11/2008 10:26:56 AM PST by null and void (Conservatives are tired of being sucked up to every 4 years and stabbed in the back for the next 3.)
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To: agere_contra

You’ve raised some good points. The author does mention that the foundation of Islam is “balanced opposition” — which was a new concept for me.


16 posted on 01/11/2008 10:29:11 AM PST by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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Sharia law is proof that allah hates us and wants us to be miserable - null and void

Lol, null and void, that's a keeper!

:^)

17 posted on 01/11/2008 10:31:52 AM PST by CarrotAndStick (The articles posted by me needn't necessarily reflect my opinion.)
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To: RC2
"If we left them alone, they would kill each other off and be of no threat to this part of the world. "

If we left them alone, they would all get nukes.

yitbos

18 posted on 01/11/2008 10:33:23 AM PST by bruinbirdman ("Those who control language control minds. - Ayn Rand")
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To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA

Always look up-stream to find root cause problems! Islam is against creation. It means submission to something already created & never to be changed. Secondly, the so called “Golden Age of Islam” came to an end (about 850 A.D.).


19 posted on 01/11/2008 10:33:51 AM PST by SIRTRIS
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They suffer because they are members of the biggest cult in the world, islam. The sole purpose of islam is to keep a very few very rich, the rest impoverished, and make to then convince these poor people believe they are victims of non-muslims. It’s worked since the 600’s.


20 posted on 01/11/2008 10:33:54 AM PST by oldenuff2no
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