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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Not to disagree with what you say, but another reason why so many moderate Muslims can't criticize their own is that they live under oppressive, undemocratic regimes, often supported by the United States, where they may be punished for criticizing their own. In countries like Egypt and Saudi Arabia, it's much safer to attack Israel or the West.
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There are many Muslims who do not have this excuse -- in places from the US to Turkey to the Philippines, and even in parts of the Arab Middle East -- and sadly few have stood up to criticize their own.
Even the Sunni authoritarian governments, who should have no love for Shiite extremists, are barely heard to criticize Hezbollah, or Shiite violence against Muslim civilians in Iraq.
