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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.
Johno, I’ll let you in on a dirty little secret: from democracy, tyranny can spring. Just read your Aristotle.
Posted by NDR on 01/27 at 02:04 PMAri-what-le? Is the the guy that wrote the Foundation Trilogy?
Posted by on 01/27 at 02:28 PMSo the Palestinians are now ruled my murderous, slightly less corrupt, terrorist thugs. They difference is...?
Posted by on 01/27 at 03:21 PMAhhhh, but they’re democratically elected thugs! Big difference!
Posted by on 01/27 at 03:27 PMAll other things being equal, democratically elected thugs are better than non-democratically-elected thugs.
Posted by Nicholas on 01/28 at 11:48 AMI knew it! Hilter was better than Stalin.
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