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Originally posted by Spanky
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.
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Someone who is actually in Yemen is reporting that that is what he or she sees. You leap to the conclusion that he or she does not think Arabs should aspire to democracy -- a notion completely unsupported by his or her writing -- and you dismiss as "indefensible" the notion that what Yemenis actually think and do might be different from what you think they ought to be aspiring to. This sort of pie-in-the-sky, rose-colored wishful thinking is exactly what got us into trouble in Iraq -- maybe you've noticed already that the Iraqis to whom we were bringing democracy were somewhat less grateful than we expected? -- and is a real threat to the actual project of making the world a better place. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
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Anyway, more importantly - why doesn't your Avatar move anymore.
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It's moving for me. Get yourself a frappucino.
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