oh sure.

It does not agree with wisdom for every single person to have a say in who is in charge. Because there are good and bad people. Smart and ignorant. Why would you mess up the results for the ignorant?

Rob and Maggiecat have both answered the question perfectly.

I don’t know if any of you are aware of this, but there are already several predominately Muslim nations that are constitutional democracies, including Egypt, Pakistan, Indonesia, and of course Turkey. How ‘free’ they are as compared to Western countries could be debated, but I would point out that the Western democracies have a longer history so far, and, some might question if even countries like England (which has no written constition or guarantees of a free press) and the United States (with our history of civil rights struggles, McCarthyism, and some provisions of the current Patriot Act, to name a few) are truly living up to the democratic ideal. My feeling is that certainly Turkey and Egypt are as ‘ready’ for democracy are we ever were. In the example of Turkey, I would even point that they, unlike the USA, have had a democratically elected female chief executive. (Her name was Tanzu Ciller). So, in short, I’d say the answer to your question is a resounding ‘yes”, the Muslim world is certainly ready for democracy: they’ve even already achieved what some here may claim is the impossible!

What? You mean the possibility of letting women and maybe even Jews vote? Not bloody likely.

Feminists/demoncrat women who hate the USA and Bush actually favor the treatment muslim women get from their men, not unlike favoring the treatment other demoncrat women got from Bill Clinton.

Hollyweird and the mainstream media don’t believe democracy works..except if they control it.

If a muslim country ever did embrace democracy I hope we can export our liberals so they too can experience political correctness as opposed to common sense

Democracy is truly a western idea that the arab and muslim countries will not ever realize. The arab pennisula from the beginning of time has progressed through a culture of tribalism. May the strong lead. If there is not a dictatorship style of government then all they care about is who’s tribe or sect has the most amount of power. They have very little national pride. Its all about their tribe.

I think any form of Democracy for the Muslim world would have to encompass religion in a far bigger way that any, western style democracy.

You only need one thing to create a democracy, a democratic election, the rest would just naturally follow.

Am I being very optimistic here ?

Sure.. maybe in about 6 millon years

They never have been, they never will be.The Iraq war has nothing to do with muslim behavior..

democracy is a westeren idea that u people are trying to shove down their throat, i mean cant we just mind our own business and leave dem alone?

What kind of democracy? The kind of democracy that brought someone with the mental abilities of Bush to power?. The kind of democracy that allows him to spy on his people , twist the law to get to his own ends “Gitmo bay anyone”. The kind of democracy that makes the rich richer & the poor poorer?.No , thank you sir.

I was a firm believer in democracy one day , now I am not sure.

What’s the alternative? I have no idea..