Why try and spread democracy?

[wchou]

What happened to our pledge of allegiance??? That says for republic for which it stands? Democracy = mob rule, 51 vs 49 votes can decide that rapes are legal. America is a republic, who the hell say democracy is fair to everyone? forced abortion, one child policy? is this democracy? it's evil isn't it? and corrupts our freedom?

 

[wchou]

Originally posted by: glenn1

Nothing wrong with trying to spread democracy.
Its a good thing.

The problem is spreading democracy by force which kind of nulifies the point of it.

Those in charge of the spreading would use the word "enable" instead of "by force." IMHO, it's pretty clear that the Iraqis dearly wished to be rid of Saddam, I don't think they really had the chance to think much beyond that to what would come after. Now they're pondering that question. I wouldn't expect Iraq to immediately turn into Switzerland. It'll take them time to figure out how to approach things. IMHO, at first we're not going to see a clear-cut that western-style democracy, but that will come in time. South Korea might be a model of what to expect IMHO. It took 40 years after the conclusion of the Korean War for them to completely commit to democracy.

but who put him in power in the first place? i smell great ignorance. cause and effect? scratching my head how someone can talk so much yet are just as clueless as the rest of us.

 

[Strk]

Originally posted by: wchou
What happened to our pledge of allegiance??? That says for republic for which it stands? Democracy = mob rule, 51 vs 49 votes can decide that rapes are legal. America is a republic, who the hell say democracy is fair to everyone? forced abortion, one child policy? is this democracy? it's evil isn't it?and corrupts our freedom?

That would be China's version of "democratic reform."