tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5122433.post6367290691585004619..comments2024-03-21T23:49:06.741+13:00Comments on POLITICAL CORRECTNESS WATCH: jonjayrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363092874281160320noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5122433.post-60106870269866863032017-02-01T19:29:01.286+13:002017-02-01T19:29:01.286+13:00One thing that has been holding the Arab world bac...One thing that has been holding the Arab world back is the multi-decade pattern of the West punishing Islamic moderate governments for not being sufficiently Progressive and rewarding outright barbarism. The Shah of Iran was, by Middle Eastern standards, a fairly moderate ruler. Under him rule Iran was emerging from the 18th century into the 19th. Yes, he had a fairly brutal secret police regime. Given who he was trying to keep a lid on, I'm not sure he was wrong. I'm sure other examples occur to more diligent students of the region. <br /><br />The consequence is that there are, effectively, no moderate Islamic nations in the Arab world. There are extremist nations that are openly hostile to the west, and extremist nations that lie to us.C. S. P. Schofieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307088118631856756noreply@blogger.com