Democracy For Palestinians

[Scouse]

terbang.. you really have to understand Geo-politics to know that the Iraq war really had nothing to do with Oil, WMD or unfinished business. read the book America's Secret War and it may give you some insight as to just how far back the War On Terror actually started.

"Dr. George Friedman" with a name like that he's bound to be impartial lol

[SARGE]

"Dr. George Friedman" with a name like that he's bound to be impartial lol

it really is an impartial read.. most libraries must have it by now , as it was published in 2004

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"Dr. George Friedman" with a name like that he's bound to be impartial lol

?? sorry - you'll have to explain ........... i unnerstand a lot of non-jewish peops got rounded up by the nazis cause they had jewish-sounding names? doesn't pay to make assumptions mebbe?

sorry, mr Hitcher - that's 'arseumptions' of course ...

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?? sorry - you'll have to explain ........... i unnerstand a lot of non-jewish peops got rounded up by the nazis cause they had jewish-sounding names? doesn't pay to make assumptions mebbe?

sorry, mr Hitcher - that's 'arseumptions' of course ...

yea .. .just because im circumsi.......uuuummm... nevermind

[Marmoot]

no way??!!
Uncle Helen would never pay for votes..

Yeah, you're right. Sorry. Let's not talk about the foreign minister portfolio. It doesn't exist

Originally Posted by Marmoot
True dat.

Democracy can only be sustained in a society with relatively-high civilization (read: educatio...

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...a fire-and-forget method is just another way of changing the regime with a new regime.
Hey - like most countries out there.....

Anyway, SPMan, you're right. That rules out most democratic nations as really democratic. The point is: if you're dirty, clean yourself before telling others to clean up

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Yeah, you're right. Sorry. Let's not talk about the foreign minister portfolio. It doesn't exist


Anyway, SPMan, you're right. That rules out most democratic nations as really democratic. The point is: if you're dirty, clean yourself before telling others to clean up

A lynch mob is an example of pure democracy in action. There is only one dissenting vote, and that is cast by the person at the end of the rope.

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A lynch mob is an example of pure democracy in action. There is only one dissenting vote, and that is cast by the person at the end of the rope.

Right. That one goes into the classic quotes for 2006...

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Right. That one goes into the classic quotes for 2006...

i feel so honored...

[terbang]

A lynch mob is an example of pure democracy in action. There is only one dissenting vote, and that is cast by the person at the end of the rope.

Democracy is usually closely associated with Justice and lynch mobs have nothing to do with modern Justice. Unless you ride off to start a war in Iraq in defiance to the UN advice (UN also a democraticly elected body).
How democratic..Yeah right..

Red-neck quote of 2006 perhaps..

[Lou Girardin]

im sure the Kurds will really miss the gassings and torture. and im almost positive that they may even get a meal once in awhile, now that Hussein isnt using gov't coffers to build golden palaces ( how many palaces did he have in Bagdahd alone?)


god i'll miss those palaces...

Are those the same Kurds that George Snr hung out to dry in '91? They have long memories Sarge, there won't be much gratitude for the US among them.

[terbang]

Photo of Graffiti on the fence around Ground Zero.
Ground Zero is a sobering sight in anyones books and I can certainly identify with the public wanting blood over it.
This photo was taken by myself just shortly after they caught Saddam and I'll leave it up to the individual to draw thier own conclusion as to who knocked the World Trade Centre down.

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Democracy is usually closely associated with Justice and lynch mobs have nothing to do with modern Justice. Unless you ride off to start a war in Iraq in defiance to the UN advice (UN also a democraticly elected body).
How democratic..Yeah right..

Red-neck quote of 2006 perhaps..

a pure Democracy is the most self destructive form of government to exist. Pure "democracy" is rule by majority. In effect, it is mob rule. When a lynching occurs, the democratic majority is just exercising its will upon the democratic minority. The trick to surviving in a "democracy" is to always agree with the majority. The majority is never right. Who are the people that make up the biggest proportion of the population --- the intelligent ones or the assholes? I think we can agree it's the assholes, no matter where you go in this world, it's the idiots that form the overwhelming majority.


i think you are confusing the term "Democracy" with "Republic" (which the US and to some extent NZ are)

[terbang]

i think you are confusing the term "Democracy" with "Republic" (which the US and to some extent NZ are)

Nup just stating that there is no room for lynch mobs in a modern society and that when the US went to war it was against the UN advice (that I guess they want to be party to)..

[SARGE]

Nup just merely stating that there is no room for lynch mobs in a modern society..

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but as i stated, a pure democracy is in effect a mob rule. a democratic republic on the other hand, has a small number of elected officials to make and enforce the laws,

a democracy is whatever the majority feel is right. im sure no one wants that, knowing how fickle we humans are.


looks to me that the Palstinians have just got thier Democracy..

[Marmoot]

Nup just stating that there is no room for lynch mobs in a modern society and that when the US went to war it was against the UN advice (that I guess they want to be party to)..

yeah rrrrright......

Mob lynching happens everyday, only that tomatoes and rotten cabbage have been replaced by pen and papers.

Sarge is right, it's all about majority lynching the minority.

If the majority doesn't like dogs, then dogs should be leashed at all times. If the majority can't bloody drive, then common-denominator rule applies for roads. If the majority doesn't like speed, then speeding is crime. If the majority doesn't like bikes, then we are fooked.

That sounds bloody familiar, aye?