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2003-12-22 International

Islam âdoesnâtâ slow economies ~~it just halts them!~~

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Posted by Dragon Fly 2003-12-22 1:41:06 PM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Islam does make you prosperous..... if you are at the top of the heap and not a commoner. Just like europe in the middle ages... works great as long as you are not a peasant or commoner.

Posted by CrazyFool 2003-12-22 2:11:46 PM|| 2003-12-22 2:11:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 His thesis is full of feces. When a society is frozen in its "fundamentals" and cannot change to meet new challenges and conditions, the changes will destroy it. If you worship the moon and humankind goes to another planet, e.g., Mars and sets up shop, the moon worship will not work on Mars. To survive, Islam will have to change and reform itself. If it does not, the world will pass it by, violently or nonviolently. It is up to Islamic leaders on what they do with the Fatwa Factoryâ¢.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-12-22 2:45:43 PM|| 2003-12-22 2:45:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 see the string of comments starting with about the 6th comment on

http://rantburg.com/#23149

it mostly is about this IIE study

Posted by mhw 2003-12-22 3:02:26 PM|| 2003-12-22 3:02:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 This is happening more and more to me. I post something only to see it has been covered already.

Posted by Dragon Fly 2003-12-22 3:05:14 PM|| 2003-12-22 3:05:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Sometimes it's good to re-kindle an old topic :)

Posted by Rafael 2003-12-22 3:13:34 PM|| 2003-12-22 3:13:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 d.fly, it wasn't your fault fly because the link was internal to the comments of another post

Posted by mhw 2003-12-22 3:42:00 PM|| 2003-12-22 3:42:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 I see all sorts of islamic reform going on. You've got the Louis Farrakan outfit get'n down with the gloved one. Then there is Mohamed Ali doing his fake routine. You've got vodka sippers in Bosnia. You've got Saudi moderates! And Nigerian rioters. Some throw stones some use Aks. Some use suicide others hide in holes. Diversity is everywhere.

Posted by Lucky 2003-12-22 8:33:32 PM|| 2003-12-22 8:33:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Constant war is usually considered bad for a non-industrialized economy and for some reason Islamic nations find themselves in wars a lot.

Add to that the fact that education often promotes wealth and they substitute Islamic education for real education throughout the Islamic world.

Maybe they should talk to the Japanese to figure out how a non-Christian country can become successful.

Posted by ruprecht 2003-12-22 8:46:53 PM|| 2003-12-22 8:46:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Marcus Noland should have his apologist license revoked. This is about the most obviously asinine assertion one could make as there is no evidence I've ever seen to support him - and a mountain range of evidence to the contrary. What an utter dumbass.

Posted by .com 2003-12-22 10:59:49 PM|| 2003-12-22 10:59:49 PM|| Front Page Top

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