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Only these kooks are in power and they abuse it to get votes from the uneducated Iraqi majority.
We have all seen the effects and policies put in place by leaders of the Shiite conservative movement. Can you see Maliki and his ilk standing up for modernism and progressivism? These people do not believe in the values of secularism. They WILL impose a religious approach to the Iraqi democracy.
You are a fear-monger claiming that since there is a religious component and background to the ruling coalition, that it must devolve to something like Iran's situation. The FACTS are that even though there is the religious component, human rights and Bill of Rights style rights are enshrined their constitution and is put into practice. There is no secret police rounding up citizens that disagree with the government. Protests occur against the government with no consequences and no violence. There is freedom of religion. Yes, there are militias and terrorists wreaking some havocc, but NOTHING THEY DO AFFECTS THE SOVEREIGNTY OF IRAQ AND ITS CONSTITUTION.
If its democracy is not formed from a secular and moderate viewpoint, how can you possibly say it is a model democracy? Without these basic principles, how can the Iraqi Democracy ever mature to a level that is acceptable and that respects the rights of all man?
Bull****. You are applying western notions to an Islamic Democracy. It does NOT invalidate Iraq's Democracy as a model to other Islamic countries.
Nothing to the extent of the US. Incomparable even.
Not incomparable. You are setting an unachievable standard for a 5 year old Democracy. 7 years ago it was a despicable, I mean truly despicable, dictatorship. Now it is a Democracy doing very well. Yes, there is still a long way to go, but as young as it is, it inspires Democracy through the Arab world. You keep claiming it does not and you are simply wrong.
Your judging a successful Democracy on the amount of newspapers there are in Iraq and the amount of political parties, which according to you, is evidence of free speech - a poor argument indeed. Media is censored just like it is in Jordan or Egypt and political dissent is handled just like it is in any other part of the Arab world. So how does it stand out? It doesnt.
Prove it is censored. Not an anecdotal example of singular censorship, but broad consistent censorship.
Please feel free to view our previous discussions.
I am not looking through 1446 ****ing posts to find your weak-assed evidence. If you want me to take your point seriously, you will repost your evidence.
You may feel cornered or intimidated by me or whatever it is going through your mind right now, but there really is no need.
Not at all, I know I am right. The Bush Democracy Agenda is completely 10,000% vindicated with current events. Current events have the democratization of Iraq as both a model and an inspiration for what they are now about.
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