Google| Subject | Re: Republicanism still an offence in England? (wasRe: Queen mother |
| From | ?jevind L?ng |
| Date | 2002-05-25 13:53 (2002-05-25 13:53) |
| Message-ID | <5XKH8.368$t4.900@nntpserver.swip.net> |
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| Newsgroups | alt.fan.tolkien |
| Follows | rand mair fheal |
| Followups | T.T. Arvind (1h & 13m) |
"rand mair fheal" <mair_fheal@yahoo.com>wrote:
they?jevind L?ng
I am doubtful. Very few Arabs seem genuinely interested in democratic reform. If they were against it simply because it comes from the West
I don't suppose that helped, but I still think the Arabic culture is an important factor here. In the past, Arabic countries have shown themselves remarkably immune to the siren song of Communism; the same seems to be true of the allure of democracy. Note that I write "Arabic", not "Islamic". Certain non-Arabic, islamic countries have shown themselves more hospitable to democratic ideals.should be similarly hostile to Western techoiology, which they are not. Still, as I said, the indifference to democratic values may change.rand mair fheal
lack of experience together with a history of ikmposed rule by turks and brits
also remember iran was a democracy before the usa and uk decieded to make the world safe for british petroleumTrue. The British-engineered coup agaisnt Prime Minister Mossadegh was a disgrace, and after that, so was the American support for the Shah and his Savak.
how many times has france attempted democracy and failed? it takes practiceAgain, you are right; but certain cultures appear to need more practice than others.
?jevind
"Yoda got into another fight at the roadhouse last night. Not for nothing do they call him 'the Muppet from Hell.'"
(From "The Diary of a Redneck Jedi".)
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