> 82% people in Bangladesh. 82% of Muslims, who are 90% of the population of Bangladesh, so it's 74% of people. Further, only 39% of those 74%, so now we're do

> 82% people in Bangladesh. 82% of Muslims, who are 90% of the population of Bangladesh, so it's 74% of people. Further, only 39% of those 74%, so now we're down to 29% of the population, believe sharia should apply to non-Muslims. I can imagine reasons why even those 29%, much less the other 71%, might not want to vote for an Islamist party. Lastly, I don't know the first thing about Bangladesh politics, but apparently the largest Islamist party was banned from national elections: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Jamaat-e-Islami https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Jamaat-e-Islami Your first link is a torturous opinion piece (oh irony) by a Cato Institute member[1]. I'll leave it at that. 1. https://www.cato.org/people/thomas-firey https://www.cato.org/people/thomas-firey