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Speaking of Capitalism Sans Democracy
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It make sense that capitalism would be more or less compatible with sharia law. The Prophet Mohammed was after all a business man. He understood the importance trade far better than Jesus of Nazareth.
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Is this buying him access to the tweets and accounts of the Arab Spring? Sounds like a good security investment.
It's not clear to my why Marxism could not function under sharia law.
It's not clear to my why Marxism could not function under sharia law.
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I read awhile back that he and Bill Gates bought the Four Seasons together. Not this hotel or that, but the worldwide thing.
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While I overall agree with this post, there are a couple of minor technicalities:
Saudi Arabia isn't really Sharia law, it's Wahabbism (not much better, obviously.) Strict Sharia law also has laws against "Usury" that prevent traditional Capitalist practices like interest rates, investment banking, etc. So Capitalism and Sharia wouldn't get along well in the strictest sense, but Capitalism and religious fanaticism seem to strangely coexist rather well in most cases.
Saudi Arabia isn't really Sharia law, it's Wahabbism (not much better, obviously.) Strict Sharia law also has laws against "Usury" that prevent traditional Capitalist practices like interest rates, investment banking, etc. So Capitalism and Sharia wouldn't get along well in the strictest sense, but Capitalism and religious fanaticism seem to strangely coexist rather well in most cases.
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Yeah. No totalarian country has ever embraced the theories of Marx and through it devalued women.
Oh. Wait.
Oh. Wait.
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