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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Difficult Truth to accept:

Democracy is not easy.
It takes work
We aren’t perfect, and our system is not easy, but it’s the best humankind has come up with.

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For the US maybe.  But the Americans sure don’t practice what they preach when it comes to foreign relations.  The post World War Two era has seen Americans kill millions of innocents.  I guess it’s okay when you are committing evil to make the world safe for democracy.[/quote]

I have an idea!
How about Russia and China and Iran and North Korea give democracy a try. I would love to see them do it better. Truly. [/quote]

Not happening in China at least. People fear chaos. The Chinese are perfectly happy trading a vote for stability and opportunity.

[b]Iran, however, would like a vote. Different culture. Different circumstances. It would be a very a healthy democracy if given a chance.
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North Korea is a little hopeless at this moment in time. There is no social culture that would support a democracy.

And Russians prefer tsars and dictators. They fear each other and outsiders. They like authoritarian rule. It makes them feel safe. And the "leader" gives them purpose. The educated elite have already left Russia. What remains would re-elect Putin in a heartbeat. [/quote]

Persia is a 3500+ year history — a truly civilizational state

It has never had a democracy

You are colored by your perception of Persia due to a sliver of Persian emigres in the us (who even within this group are all not democracy proponents)

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The last (only?) wave of Iranian immigrants to the US fled their homeland when the American backed shah fell and those coming here were allies of that illegitimate, oppressive, and murderous regime.  Many of those have hands soaked in blood and torture.[/quote]

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Persian Americans are not supportive of democracy in Persia.

They would like their advantaged status reinstated in a oligarchic model back in Persia

Not sure why pp felt that Iran would be more amenable to democracy than Russia. In fact I would say the opposite - Russia would have democracy before Persia [/quote]

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