Re: Egypt Bans Muslim Brotherhood
Many obviously disagree.
In the end, democracy is not a religion, it’s a political modality. Of late, many columnists in the West, discontent with the rise of elected Islamists, have made a point to distinguish liberal democracy from the rest.
So, if democracy is used as a short for liberal democracy, then I do agree…such a political scheme is not compatible with an Isalmic polity, as it is secular by nature.
But I think technically, the only “kinds” of democracy are direct and representative. Ideologies serve the role of framing the democratic discourse, and dictating what is allowable/“productive”/“progressive” and not.
So, modern Islamists are not neccessarily anti-democratic.