"Islamists who want to restrict the rights of individuals to criticize Islam or the rights of women and gays can never be meaningful democrats because they attempt to curtail the very rights that make democratic participation possible. This would be the case even if the Islamists were legitimately voted into office. Infringements on core individual rights would not magically cease to damage the foundations of democracy because a majority or democratically elected legislature approved of them. "
Zack Beauchamp
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