If by democracy we mean free elections but also free press, free speech, a functioning judicial system, civil liberties, equality to women, free international travel, exposure to international media and ideas, laws against racial incitement and against defamation, and avoidance of lawless behavior regarding hospitals, places of worship and children, then yes, democracy is the solution.
If democracy is just free elections, it is likely that the most fanatic regime will be elected, the one whose incitement and fabrications are the most inflammatory.
“The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public’s money.” quotes by Alexis de Tocqueville
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Interesting Article
An interesting article in Frontpage Magazine, via Ace via someone else :
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