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Originally Posted by Drolefille
Fringe might be the wrong word, but "adherents" don't count if they are only adherents at gunpoint.
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All governments enforce their laws at gunpoint on some level.
My guess is that the people of Somalia are fine with Sharia. Probably beats the heck out of being ruled by the local warlords, drafting the people's children into their armies and such.
Folks are going to support the group most likely to meet their basic needs in the most secure way. In poor countries, the Taliban model is set up to do that very effectively.