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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
See, I read it and concluded that the author is in favor of spreading democracy, but believes that the U.S. has pursued specific policies that are counterproductive to that end. I feel that way, as does Sullivan.
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Maybe we're talking past each other, but I don't understand how it's necessarily ignorant, absurd or bigoted to observe that people in Yemen seem to care about other things -- e.g., Arab nationalism, or their religious beliefs -- more than democracy. Is it bigoted to point out that the revolution in Iran did more to advance Islam than democracy? Of course not. Do you think that was just bad luck? Because the hard-line candidate favored by the mullahs just won the last election.
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We are talking past eachother: "the Arab world wants democracy as much as they want a hole in the head". I just don't see you defending this statement. I think it is indefensible.
Anyway, more importantly - why doesn't your Avatar move anymore.
