It hasn't but a week since Libya's dictator Moammar Gadhafi has been overthrown and Libya's transitional leader has declared it an Islamic nation. Sharia Law will be implemented. That says much for democracy in the Middle East. Syndicated columnist Cal Thomas was speaking about the situation the other day in one of his articles in Owensboro's newspaper in Kentucky. The State Department and American officials have been euphoric over the demise of Libya's dictator. Gadhafi was a thug during his 42 year rule in Libya. Many political pundits and idealists have spoken of democracy coming to the Middle East. This idea that democracy is such a wonderful thing is crazy. How can a country in the Middle East experience democracy when they don't have a foundation to establish a democracy? Libya knows nothing of self governance. Self governance doesn't work in a country when its people have been under the oppression of a brutal dictator for four decades. Libya knows nothing of the values that made America great.
The concept of creating a Libya based upon the model of the United States may sound great to those that are naieve and ignorant, but it will never work. I love America and thank God for the freedom that we have to worship God, labor, and live our lives as we please. However, freedom demands responsibility and freedom is of no value to a people if they know nothing of self governance. I want to quote what Founding Father John Adams stating in making reference to the U.S. Constitution as the framework of government. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. America's system of government won't work in a country that embraces Islam, which doesn't support and recognize freedom of religion for all its citizens. Islam in the Middle East teaches to kill the infidel. Islam believes in waging jihad in the Middle East. A religion such as Islam isn't compatible to democracy.
The reason why freedom worked in America is because our forefathers knew the God of the Bible. They dedicated this nation to God. They were ruled by the king that lived within their hearts. That was Christ Jesus. As a result, they were able to govern themselves. They had a strong moral fiber which made it possible to ensure maximum freedom to all Americans. Freedom is a wonderful thing if the people of a country understand how valuable freedom is. They must be responsible and productive if freedom is to work. Freedom that's handled irresponsibly leads to chaos and turmoil which will eventually end in tyranny.
According to Thomas, we have been assured by various sources throughout the "Arab Spring" that these revolutionaries are genuine democrats who desire free elections and will guarantee at least some rights to women, religious minorities, and even political opponents. However Muslims have attacked Coptic Christians and their churches in Libya. There's no way Libya will ever turn around if Sharia Law is implemented. No country can be democratic if the religion of Islam holds sway. As Thomas says, if there's real progress to be made towards representative democracy in Libya, then the first step must be to rewrite the National Transition Council's draft constitution. The current draft says Islam is the religion of the state and the principle source of legislation is Sharia Law. There's no hope for a country like that. The question is who will take the reins of Libya? So far it's going in the wrong direction. This is a ripe time for Libya to be taken over by radical Islamist groups. If that happens, it will be a bloodbath in Libya.
As I've just mentioned, Libya's no hotbed for democracy. The situation could grow worse over time. To believe that Libya could ever model the United States in its form of government is wishful thinking.
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