From: spike66 (spike66@attbi.com)
Date: Sat Jan 18 2003 - 18:12:27 MST
Spudboy100@aol.com wrote:
> D. Broderick noted:
>
> <<Bali is not part of the Australian mainland...
>
> Bali is part of Indonesia, and contains the largest Hindu population on
> the planet...
> Yes! I was aware of the geography in which the attack occurred and was
> also aware of the religious-cultural identity...
This is what has been giving me pause in this whole
adventure. I am a big fan of democracy and an even
bigger fan of minarchist capitalism. There are a
number of countries in this world in which the Muslim
population lives alongside secular, christian and
other. For whatever reason, in many cases the Muslims
seem to outbreed the others, so that in many cases the
eventually form a majority. When that happens, the
masses tend to elect Muslim leaders. When that happens,
freedoms that were once enjoyed by the non-muslims in
that country are taken away. People do not take kindly
to having freedoms taken away.
A prime example is Nigeria. This is a country whose
freedom is being eroded. Right now they cannot even
host a beauty contest. Freedom of speech and freedom
of the press are functionally gone. Im a big fan
of democracy, but I can scarcely blame the minority
for fighting like hell against the oppression and loss
of freedom. spike
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