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2006-03-07 Arabia

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Posted by Fred 2006-03-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Editors who publish "blasphemy" get decapitated, instead of being burned alive?

Posted by gromgoru 2006-03-07 09:57|| 2006-03-07 09:57|| Front Page Top

#2 In the Arabias, the overriding principal is conservatism. That is, they want the better mousetrap, but they are scared of it. They are convinced that the next step of liberalism, whatever it is, could be great, or it could be their last.

This is why, for things like women voting, it takes a peculiar form: after much contention, just the merest of women voting is allowed. Then, almost invariably, they are amazed when the sky doesn't fall in. After that they are convinced, at least until someone suggests they should vote for seats in a higher office.

Then the conservatism and fear kicks in again.

It's a process. But it's important to remember that it's not just their leaders who are this way. The leaders just reflect their national mood of conservatism.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-03-07 10:27|| 2006-03-07 10:27|| Front Page Top

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