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On the recordJuly 10, 2018
This notion of a moderate Islamist, I mean, Islamism is inherently not moderate, because, I mean, if you want Islamism to be the governing faith, that is a totalitarian system, not democratic.
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Ron DeSantis
Republican · Florida

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DeSantis argues that Islamism cannot be moderate as it promotes totalitarian governance.

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