[The Electrician]

From childhood then, Arabs become accustomed to a high level of absolute authority where challenge and questioning - the root of free and democratic society - is not encouraged. Instead, undivided respect and subservience is reserved for a single man.

Sounds a lot like Japan, in earlier years. They have (mostly) made the transition.

[fatidic]

Japan's gradual transition unfortunately will not be adopted by Muslims. Islam is based on total, unthinking, unquestioning submission to an autocratic, capricious god. Islam's prophet behaved in the same manner. Muslims, mostly, follow this example in their homes, throughout their institutions and in the government leaders who kill and intimitdate their way to the top. Exceptions are far and few between in Islam's 15 or so centuries.