The Beast’s More Tolerant, Liberal Islam: Not What It Seems. MBS’ anti-religious extremism campaign is connected far less to the glorification of liberal values and a tolerant Islam than to the deeper embedding of autocratic power and the distancing of democracy. MBS’s liberalization strategy is laser-focused on strengthening his own grip on power. ‘Why the BEAST will BEHEAD those who don’t worship him or his image.’ “Dissenter” now usefully signifies ANY perceived ENEMY of the state or the Beast’s authority. (Christians and Jews who will NOT worship him included.)
The Beast’s More Tolerant, Liberal Islam: Not What It Seems. MBS’ anti-religious extremism campaign is connected far less to the glorification of liberal values and a tolerant Islam than to the deeper embedding of autocratic power and the distancing of democracy. MBS’s liberalization strategy is laser-focused on strengthening […]