BIGTIME ZOT BAIT HERE.
There was just on Fox some guy from one of (former) Russia's Stans who was saying that even tho they have a 40-44% Muslim population, they have a market economy. So, iyamspartakus might be wrong. S/he made me think and make mental notes. That is good.
If all we are to see here (FR) is the party line, then FR will no longer be the place for intelligent discussion, and, yes, learning.
For the record, I disagree with iyamspartakus, but I did learn something. (Now, if I were a Dem, I could probably justify a Nazi expletive hurled your way, but I'm not, and I'm German and getting pretty darned tired of the overuse of that epitaph! After a while, it looses its effectiveness thu miss-use)
OH! WHAT A RELIEF IT IS!!!