[crail]

They'll just vote for whatever wack job the local mullah selects.
I think the same would happen in any brand of theocracy if people voted with their religious leaders over their common sense.

The problem isn't the religion, its that its current interpretation in the problem spots does not value independent thought over blind acceptance of whatever is preached. It dosn't promote independent thought because the religion is wedded to tightly to politics in these regions. Thus blind acceptance of religion is equivalent to blind acceptance of the current polital system. Islam wasn't always interpreted this way, (and still isn't in some places).

[badbass]

Thus blind acceptance of religion is equivalent to blind acceptance of the current polital system.

Very good point.

[turnrightnow]

Yes, actually the problem IS the religion. And the problem is also that they have convinced some of us that the problem is today's INTERPRETATION of a "basically peaceful religion." This is the great deception of Islam. We are being deceived at our peril.