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To: Taro who wrote (212576)	12/3/2004 5:13:14 PM
From: RetiredNow	Respond to of 1574096

Hi Taro, another good example. Although, Indonesia has been through some growing pains. As far as I know, they just held a democratic election that resulted in the first ever peaceful transition of power. It's funny how non-democratic countries seem to always have violent transitions of power, whereas democratic countries work out their differences in the polls. Their new leader, Yudhoyono, seems to be good for the country and is vigorously trying to rout out terrorism. They have their troubles, being close to 100% Islamic, there is lots of fodder for Al-Qaida sympathizers like Abu Bakar Ba'asyir and his Jemaah Islamiah. But with good leaders and a solid democratic foundation enshrined in their new constitution, they will progress. So the theory that Muslims don't want or don't deserve democracy is just plain silly and lacks a deeper understanding of what democracy really means and how human dignity, freedom, and rights are all interwoven within its precepts. Unfortunately for Muslims, Islam is not just a religion, but a culture too. So it makes it difficult for progressive Muslims to hold sway over the uneducated clerics who believe that Muslims should only be ruled by a theocracy rather than for them to have any say in their own lives. Very sad for them.