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Originally Posted by blueangel
But also of importance is that the military leader who led the coup and is now in power (General Sonthi Boonyaratglin)is a Muslim in a mostly Buddhist country. (Islam makes up only 4-percent of the population of Thailand).
This is of note as there have been numerous Muslim political uprisings from the three provinces bording Malasia. There has been religious extremism and violence in this Muslim community.
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Hmmm...
Yes it's Islam that is the only hotbed of extremism in South East Asia
Perhaps you should look into the number of Christian (and specifically Roman Catholics) extremists/militants that have been responsible for attacks and killings in the region...
So what if the guy is Muslim, a Muslim (like a Christian) can come in a lot of "flavours". Is he overtly religious or secular? Is he a fundamentalist or mainstream? Is he a spiritualist or literalist? These are the questions I'd like answered, regardless of his particular faith - because Fundamentalist, Literalists, or even Overtly Religious are all waring signs in my opinion...