Originally posted by Osama Bin Laden at Area 5
are we losing putin to islam?

I'm not sure how you mean your one-line post.
First, Putin is not a part of the Europe I'm talking about. My impression from watching him is that he doesn't feel a sense of loyalty to either
liberal democracy or parliamentary procedure.
Second Russian culture and civilization is unique, and differs greatly from both European and Asiatic cultures which have influenced it and yet
remained alien at the same time.
Are we losing RUSSIA to islam?
That's an entirely different question. Russia has been trying to absorb the chechnyan and several other asiatic peoples since the 18th century.
Russia continues to find them indigestible; but none of this has increased the popularity of Islam with the Russian people.
Personally, I expect that Russia will survive the end of euro-culture.
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