Part of the problem
The world's largest Muslim country, Indonesia, has issued a total of 30 patents in the last five years. Saudi Arabia has issued zero over the last six. It's clear that innovation, which drives a society's wealth upwards, is not happening in the Islamic world. This is a huge issue. As John McIntyre points out here, that's a reason why President Bush is encouraging the ports deal to go through ... in a very small way, it will help promote a culture of business in the Middle East and will give young Arab men something other to consider than the memorization of Koranic teachings as taught by radical imams.
(Side note: For a look at what the mainstreams of the two U.S. political parties have done over time to further economic growth, look here and here.)
posted by Road Hammer @ 3:16 PM
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2 Comments:
Did Suharto think that the odd bare bum that crept into the footage of mass graves was too much for the average Indo to handle?
They banned it because it dealt with the Holocaust, something they deny to its entirety or to some extent. The nudity clause was laughable.
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