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Excellent post from Fuzzbot. Unfortunately, I don't think the climate within Islam is nearly as progressive and open minded for discussion as he makes it sound. Like I've said before, the idea of the Arabist Muslim is a myth in and of itself. The people of these nations allow their governments to either misrepresent or oppress them, without recourse. Groups like CAIR will send you a free Koran, preach peace, and then support militant groups, and promote the Shari'a laws. I think his ideals are correct, and fairly progressive, but the thought that extremists are marginalized within the community isn't exactly true right now. Hopefully, with his generation, that will become a reality soon.