The Caliphate
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poliphilo Who would actually want to live under the Caliphate?
Only the sort of immature young man who needs daddy to regulate his sexual urges for him- only the odd saint.
(Though the true saint would be content to live under any regime- and wouldn't force his political preferences on others)
Oh, and of course the busybodying types who would end up running the show.
Only the sort of immature young man who needs daddy to regulate his sexual urges for him- only the odd saint.
(Though the true saint would be content to live under any regime- and wouldn't force his political preferences on others)
Oh, and of course the busybodying types who would end up running the show.
Most people would find it irksome. Puritanism goes against the nature of the human beast.. People like a song and a dance.
If Bin Laden was a popular hero for a time it was because he had given the West a smack, not because the people in the street wanted to follow him back into the 7th century.
If Bin Laden was a popular hero for a time it was because he had given the West a smack, not because the people in the street wanted to follow him back into the 7th century.
This year's revolutions have shown what it is they really want .
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Date: 2011-05-02 12:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-05-02 03:30 pm (UTC)Tiso, Vlassov & Bendera.
Date: 2011-05-02 07:09 pm (UTC)Re: Tiso, Vlassov & Bendera.
Date: 2011-05-02 09:36 pm (UTC)