| Re: Pakistan's Turmoil Requires A Prudent U.S. Foreign Policy Response
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Originally Posted by Iriemon  Yep. A foolishly consistent message that we are for democarcy over totalitarianism. | Quote:
Hypocrisy, double standards, and "but nots" are the price of universalist pretensions. Democracy is promoted but not if it brings Islamic fundamentalists to power; nonproliferation is preached for Iran and Iraq but not for Israel; free trade is the elixir of economic growth but not for agriculture; human rights are an issue for China but not with Saudi Arabia; aggression against oil-owning Kuwaitis is massively repulsed but not against non-oil-owning Bosnians. Double standards in practice are the unavoidable price of universal standards of principle.
Samuel Huntington
(The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order, p. 184)
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Democracy is promoted but not if it brings Islamic fundamentalists to power.
Let's all just get used to the fact that we will ALWAYS be slightly hypocritical at times. |