I'm thinking of Russia nowadays- and how hopeful everyone was after the Cold War. Keeping that in mind, will it ever really be possible for Iraq to be a democracy? Is that what they truly want, or is that what the U.S. wants for them?
2007-10-29 08:23:33 · 3 answers · asked by Not so looney afterall 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I don't believe so. Before we in the West had Democracy we had those same things in our culture and it might have looked like they were inherent. What you need is time, their own pace but I do think everyone all around the world deserves to be free and Democracy is still the best way to guarantee that. Cultural objections against Democracy are signs cultures should evolve. Again it was normal in European culture for centuries to have enlightened kings who ruled absolutely. We got over that. The world needs enlightenment, places that now are not yet ready for Democracy need enlightenment.
2007-10-29 08:55:29 · answer #1 · answered by justgoodfolk 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what you mean by 'democracy'.
I think to expect that they entertain the American model over a period of months which is what the Democrats are demanding is not practical.
The US didn't really approach a real democracy until civil rights legislation was enacted in the 60's. That's nearly 200 years of evolution.
Whatever the Iraqis end up with, it will be a damned sight better than what they've had since the early 1900's. Give them some time.
2007-10-29 08:30:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I doubt it. Some people made this argument about blacks in the South. I don't think it holds water.
2007-10-29 09:20:37 · answer #3 · answered by American citizen and taxpayer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋