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That's what happens when you don't have the ability to make an unequivocal moral judgement between right and wrong.Maybe you don't, either?
That's what happens when you don't have the ability to make an unequivocal moral judgement between right and wrong.Maybe you don't, either?
That's what happens when you don't have the ability to make an unequivocal moral judgement between right and wrong.
This is a producte of people finding virtue in being 'open minded' about all things.The end result of multiculturalism where judging is evil and you must have walked in someone else's shoes before condemning their behavior. :roll:
It's the nonsense that leads to equating Bush to Hitler, the US to Nazi Germany, and arguing that Gitmo's existence takes us down to the same level as the terrorists.
How people are so easily duped by this crap is appalling.
What democratic features do you see in Iran?
Specifics, please.
BTW - democracy is not merely conducting elections.
Ah, so now I'm an American. Right.:doh
You shouldn't ASSume.
Anyways, back on topic; has anyone found a source for this quote in the AP article? I haven't been able to find anything, and would tend not to believe it, especially considering the fact that the only part that is quoted is "not feasible".
Dude, when you have a communist, Republicans, and an Ayn Rand libertarian all arguing against you you're probably wrong. Was the USSR a democracy? Is Cuba? Was Saddam's Iraq? All of those countries had elections, just like Iran.
Then they had democratic elections..
I laugh when the UK constantly nags on about how Medvedev was handpicked successor to Putin, allthewhile Brown is the prime minister in the UK, and was never elected.
Such things just makes me wonder how wrong 90% of people are and how far the reach of hypocrisy is.
So, the USSR, Cuba, and Saddam's Iraq we're all democracies?
And that's a good thing, right? :roll:This is a producte of people finding virtue in being 'open minded' about all things.
Actually only elections. I didnt really mention anything else, did I? I never said Iran was a good country or anything like it, never excused it.. I am just saying that moron president was democratically elected, which he was.. It demonstrates a clear weakness with democracy.
The moron Bush was re-elected in the US, Silvio Berlusconi re-elected in Italy. The list goes on.. Democracy isnt as good as you people glorify it to be.
When did the USSR, Cuba and Saddam's Iraq have democratic elections?Then they had democratic elections.
When did the USSR, Cuba and Saddam's Iraq have democratic elections?
I don't think that's what he's claiming.Thats what "right of center" claims.. I am just saying if they did as he said, then they had democratic elections.
Thats what "right of center" claims.. I am just saying if they did as he said, then they had democratic elections.
Well, democracy ain't just about conducting elections. Democracy is far more than simply holding elections. It requires the establishment of democratic governing institutions.
Iranian elections ain't democratic, either since the ruling mullahs determine who appears on the ballot and who doesn't.
In short, casting a ballot doesn't transform a dictatorship into a democracy. That you argue so simply demonstrates that you're intellectually dishonest and that you seek only to defame democracy rather than discuss democracy in good faith.
Oh? That's easy to say when you're someone who has lived under the protective umbrella of the democratic US and, hence, has had the time and capital to create cradle-to-grave social benefits for your own people.
Color me underwhelmed by your incessant anti-Americanism which only possible because of US interventionism and US taxpayer-subsidized defense.
I'm asking you if they did.
The entire EU lives under the protective umbrella of the US.I havent lived under the protective umbrella of the democratic US.. I have lived under different protective umbrellas of different nations in Europe. I have only lived in the US for 6 months.. where do you get another idea from? Do you actually think I am American when my "location" is western Europe?
The entire EU lives under the protective umbrella of the US.
Nope. In the real world, the one that -you- live in. You can deny it if you want, but that only means you cannot accept things as they are.In your dreams and fantasies.
Nope. In the real world, the one that -you- live in. You can deny it if you want, but that only means you cannot accept things as they are.
Your life, such as it is, is possible only because of the security provded to you by the United States.
The entire EU lives under the protective umbrella of the US.
How many times has Israel invaded Southern Lebanon, Gaza, and the West Bank? Three different areas but many separate invasions/attacks.
How are presidential candidates chosen?
Also, I'm still looking for a full quote about this. So far I have been able to come up with nothing, aside from the fact that this AP article was written by Sarah El Deeb, which isn't really promising.
Yes there is.. The parties they approve candidates, and we all know without being member of the right party you can never become president or prime minister.