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"Democratic" is a duplicitous, ambiguous word: - to the people, it means a government that is less corrupt and more accountable to do the people's work; a semi
by heyiforgotmypwd 7y ago
"Democratic" is a duplicitous, ambiguous word:
- to the people, it means a government that is less corrupt and more accountable to do the people's work; a semi-meritocracy.
- in diplomatic circles, it means whatever Americans and their rich owner-class want. There aren't very many democratic countries allowed; they're usually small and don't have a resource curse.
- ivalm 7y agoIraq is an example of country with government that "Americans and their rich owner-class" definitely didn't want. It's democratic in the actual sense of the word: -- It's a government that got majority of the vote. This has little to do with corruption/accountability, iraqis tend to vote along sectarian lines. There are more shia, they are better organized, they win.
- astronautjones 7y agothe shia are also protesting fwiw https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/iraqi-police-open-fire-day-protests-hit-baghdad-191002120630933.html https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/iraqi-police-open-fir...