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Re: Two good ones in a row.
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 10 Jun 2002 16:24:44 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> Hansen can sometimes be a demagogue, and there's certainly stuff in both of
> these to disagree with, but these are both well worth reading.
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> Why democracies, even ones we disagree with, are better than dictatorships,
> even ones we are allied with:
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> http://www.nationalreview.com/hanson/hanson053102.asp
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> "The hypocrisy of the world’s attention...":
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> http://www.nationalreview.com/hanson/hanson060702.asp
All that, and no mention a Chavez! Democracy is a great thing, but it does
sometimes produce bad government. Likewise, I'm sure benevolent
dictatorships are possible... but are not guaranteed in the long-term ;)
We should support democracy, but not accept its results blindly. After all,
what moral mandate does a politician have who is elected by only 25% of the
electorate? (and what moral right does the electorate have to complain if
they do not even vote!)
Scott A
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| Hansen can sometimes be a demagogue, and there's certainly stuff in both of these to disagree with, but these are both well worth reading. Why democracies, even ones we disagree with, are better than dictatorships, even ones we are allied with: (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jun-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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