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If the people themselves do not want democracy, we should not force it upon them. We should just open our doors to those that do, so they do not suffer under ty
by zanny 11y ago
If the people themselves do not want democracy, we should not force it upon them. We should just open our doors to those that do, so they do not suffer under tyranny as a minority. But it is not our jobs to change the will of the majority.
- simonh 11y ago> If the people themselves do not want democracy... I think a lot of people in the Arab world certainly do want democracy, probably a majority of them in many countries, but the problem is that once a majority bloc attains power they exercise it autocratically. Look at how Mohamed Morsi behaved in power in Egypt, or how Erdogan uses the police and courts to silence and persecute the opposition in Turkey. Look at Al-Maliki's lurch towards sectarianism [1] in Iraq that created the conditions for the rise of ISIS. As a firm believer in democracy, it's pretty disheartening. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nouri_al-Maliki#Sunni_friction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nouri_al-Maliki#Sunni_friction
- cholantesh 11y ago>Look at how Mohamed Morsi behaved in power in Egypt Interesting discussion about the Arab Spring, particularly in Egypt, on /r/eli5 (of all places): https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4co5py/eli5_how_are_the_countries_involved_in_the_arab/d1k4hmg https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4co5py/e... The fact that Salafists are actually pretty well allied with Sisi's inner circle is especially disturbing.