But you're clinging to the idea that in the minds of the people we're talking about, sectarianism is more important than anything else. It's not true. Lebanon is a prime example of that. So is Egypt right now. Or Tunisia.That is false, I'm not saying anything like that. What I'm saying is that islamists (of any sect) if given a chance would crush all other groups in their respective country and establish their flavor of theocracy instead of freedom.
That is aboslutely no excuse. You can't hide under the nomer of "don't shoot the messenger". You are responsible for what you're saying.I'm merely calling a spade a spade.
And look what happened to them. Look what happened to the political parties in Egypt after 1952, or the Tudeh and their coalition partners in Iran after 1953, or the short-lived moments of political freedom in Algeria in the early 90's. These regimes are not at all interested in allowing any kind of opposition.That's not true. The commie South Yemen was a testament to that.
Grand Ayatollah is a stricly modern Shi‘a concept. And seriously, returning to the Caliphate? I don't think there's any party, apart from Hizb al-Tahrir, that is supporting the idea of a new caliphate. Tunisia's Nahda party has gone as far as to say there's no way there's going to be another Caliphate.It doesn't subtract from the problem: once the islamists grab the power, that imam wants to be a caliph, or at the very least a president or an grand ayatollah.
I don't dismiss your knowledge, but I absolutely dismiss your assessment of this knowledge. The point is that we're dealing with people here who have very legitimate reasons to express their dissatisfaction, and so be it that it's under the nomer of Islam(ism). Believe it or not, but these are with whom you can talk.
Case in point:
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