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In reply to the discussion: Dear Liberals: Being Critical of Islam Is Not Racism [View all]LittleBlue
(10,362 posts)Much of the Islamic world lives in poverty and terror because Islam is not allowed to be criticized. Without criticism, no reform is possible. Women will never have equal rights so long as Islam is off limits to criticism. They will forever remain chattel to their husbands, never able to contribute intellectually or be economically productive. Even the men will never reach their full potential, being sent to Islamic schools and devoting their minds to religious study.
Those on the left who cry "bigotry!" to snuff out any debate aren't helping Islam. They're ensuring its followers remain impoverished and powerless. Only by having their own Enlightenment can Islam survive. Or they will forever be failed theocratic states and/or client states of secular powers. Once the oil runs out, even the wealthier ones will revert to a third world existence.
It's sad that some cannot see this.