A New Democracy Blooms
I don't have much to add to all the professional and amateur punditry surrounding Hamas' win in this week's elections in Palestine, except to say that George Bush was right, and I was wrong. Democracy is the future of Middle East!
It's a pity, though, that "democracy" and "freedom, liberty, and Enlightenment values" don't mean the same thing like Bush's cabal seem to wish they did.
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Johno, I'll let you in on a
Johno, I'll let you in on a dirty little secret: from democracy, tyranny can spring. Just read your Aristotle.
Ari-what-le? Is the the guy
Ari-what-le? Is the the guy that wrote the Foundation Trilogy?
So the Palestinians are now
So the Palestinians are now ruled my murderous, slightly less corrupt, terrorist thugs. They difference is...?
Ahhhh, but they're
Ahhhh, but they're democratically elected thugs! Big difference!
All other things being equal,
All other things being equal, democratically elected thugs are better than non-democratically-elected thugs.
I knew it! Hilter was better
I knew it! Hilter was better than Stalin.