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Hirsi Ali: Is Islam Compatible with Liberal Democracy? 1/6



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Is Islam Compatible with Liberal Democracy?
An interview with Ayaan Hirsi Ali at The Aspen Ideas Festival (2007). Credit: http://www.aifestival.org/


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Well, you have it ... ( 8 months ago by Gwisss)
Well, you have it wrong. Ayaan Hirsi Ali is not at all being used, she is only being protected. Her views are infact HER views, and they are views worth being protected from murderers who want to kill her (all those murderers of which happen to be Muslim). Your comment is an ignorant collage of misconstrueded facts to me.
lonovik, You do not ... ( 8 months ago by Gwisss)
lonovik, You do not make sense... Muslims all over the world function on a book called the Koran. This book is believed by Muslims to record the revelations of God to Muhammad. Islam was invented in the 7th century approximately. This book asserts 7th century morals. If you did not notice, we are in the 21st century. And you should specify what you mean by 'Muslim Haters' because you are not making sense. Who falls into your category?
The question you ... ( 8 months ago by Gwisss)
The question you should ask yourself(follow it up with research) is who is being more precisely Muslim? You'll find that the minority are following the Koran equaly or more so compared to any other muslim.
Ionovik, noticed ... ( 8 months ago by Topsgeht)
Ionovik, noticed that she acquired much education in order to break free from her religion... It's time for all of us to attain higher levels of education...and that includes Christians too. If you survey all of the religious fundamentalists around the world, you'd see that they are of lacking much of an good education. On the other hand, secularized nations around the world are progressing far beyond religious nations in terms of education, standard of living, economy, etc.
im in love with her ( 7 months ago by budnyr)
im in love with her
Am I wrong to think ... ( 7 months ago by baseballnolie34)
Am I wrong to think the problem with Islam is it has never undergone its own version of the reformation? That it is more fundamentalist than Christianity right now?
baseballnolie34- I ... ( 7 months ago by PropagandaPolice)
baseballnolie34- I wouldn't say "wrong" persay, but there is a great deal of evidence that Islam went through a reformation in the decades after the end of the Ottoman Empire, and that what we see today being called "extremism" is actually the fruit of that reformation.
It went in the opposite direction of what you are hinting at. It took Islam in a MORE litteral, fundamental, and violent direction.
Oooo... loved the ... ( 6 months ago by mlyn1375)
Oooo... loved the quick Michael Moore dig. Cleaver..
I thought that the ... ( 4 months ago by Nachum)
I thought that the current crop of violence we associate with Islam is historically connected to their entire history. Please correct this if it is wrong, but I believe there were significant wars in Europe and that the Barbary Pirates themselves were philosopically connected to what Islam is today. The only Islamic movement I have ever heard of that was even more radically violent was "Wahabism" which was born in Saudi Arabia approx. 200 years ago.
Nachum- I ... ( 4 months ago by PropagandaPolice)
Nachum- I completely agree with what you are saying. The violence we see today IS consistant with the sum total of Islamic history.
I was just making the point that what the so-called radicals have been doing in earnest for decades, is to call people to stop embracing modern or secular culture and return the the "real Islam". (btw, I've had a number of Muslims on YT say Salafism/Wahabism was created by the British government
to "ruin" Islam. The denial they are in is EPIC)
The next time these ... ( 4 months ago by Nachum)
The next time these Muslims accuse Wahabism on the British, ask them about Wahab himself. Wahab was in Saudi Arabia in the 18th century. I'd be curious to see how they wiggle out of that. But then, prevarication to non-believers (infidels and dhimmi) are permitted in Islam and so you could expect almost any lie. I believe they call it "Taqiyah".
Ayan is so fine. 10 ... ( 3 months ago by adwaye)
Ayan is so fine. 10/10, elegant and beautiful but has a dull personality though. She should go back to islam because it is her culture, tradition and heritage. Being somali an athiest is odd. The world is NOT going to become "secular humanists". Sure religion is fiction but we cant get away from it. Ayan should have tried to reform it from within. That was a tactical mistake.
From within? She ... ( 3 months ago by eirefrance)
From within? She wasn't even allowed to control and keep her own sex organs, and you think she would have been free to speak out and change her society.
She could have been ... ( 3 months ago by adwaye)
She could have been a more positive force for change by being critical of Islam and remaining a (pseudo) Muslim.
Muslims around the ... ( 3 months ago by adwaye)
Muslims around the world only seem to tighten up more when criticized from the outside. She would have made a greater impact on Islam and Somali society by sharing her "constructive" criticism rather then attacking the religion. She should have left the harsh criticism to the critics of religion in the west. Religion (especially) Islam is such a part of peoples identity that no amount of criticism would have them "leave" their religion.
You are a fucking ... ( 2 months ago by raouldukeofprunes)
You are a fucking moron. She should go back to Islam? I really hope you don't breed you fucking pathetic little turd.
Great answer ... ( 2 months ago by adwaye)
Great answer pinhead. Are you stupid enought to think that muslims will become atheists. Its never going to happen and she will not change the culture by attacking the religion.
(When replying, ... ( 2 months ago by PiroNiro)
(When replying, please reply to the user's actual post. That way, they will receive a notice telling them that you've replied and the conversation can continue). "Are you stupid enought to think that muslims will become atheists." In case you didn't know... this happens.
Great answer ... ( 2 months ago by adwaye)
Great answer pinhead. Are you stupid enought to think that muslims will become atheists. Its never going to happen and she will not change the culture by attacking the religion
"That might happen" ... ( 2 months ago by adwaye)
"That might happen" but it wont be anything large scale. Athiesm has not even caught on to Industrialized America let alone poor Islamic countries. Islam is to ingraned in culture and identity to be changed by athiestic criticism. My main point is that she should have stayed a muslim and had constructive critisism for Muslims. Now that shes an athiest who is attacking islam, she will be seen as an evil heretic and not a progressive reformer.
You're mistaken ... ( 2 months ago by PiroNiro)
You're mistaken this as a sectarian conflict. The goal isn't to outright "convert" people to atheism, nor should it be. (If anything, it would, as you say, be more effective if folks sympathetic to her views stayed as theists). The goal (IMO) is really to encourage a more rational worldview. Plus, you're also viewing beliefs as something you can change like a suit. This isn't the case. And to say to Ayaan that she should stay a Muslim, trivializes what it means to actually believe.
I'm not ... ( 2 months ago by adwaye)
I'm not trivializing belief, I'm just conscious of the fact that religion is much more then a set of beliefs. It also comes with culture, heritage, identity etc. I dont disagree with Ayaans view of islam but I do disagree about the way she is going about it. Like you said, her tactics depend on her goals. The ideal goal would be to have a much more rational world but a realistic goal is to reform the fanatical faith.
Fair Do'z ... ( 2 months ago by TrustMeBro)
Fair Do'z everyone'z entitled 2 an opnion.. But this stupid bitch just wants 2 get killed
Let's see: are you ... ( 1 month ago by SparrowSaltskin)
Let's see: are you beautiful, smart - and have the guts to risk your life while a bunch of low lifes (like "TrustmeBro") just slaughtered your best friend... maybe. But wasn't that a cheap point?



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