Monday, June 07, 2004

Being Serious About Democracy

The final paragraph of Ibn Warraq's Why I Am Not A Muslim (1995, 2003):

The West needs to be serious about democracy, and should eschew policies that compromise principles for short-term gains at home and abroad. The rise of fascism and racism in the West is proof that not everyone in the West is enamored of democracy. Therefore, the final battle will not necessarily be between Islam and the West, but between those who value freedom and those who do not.

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