Re: Short AP Rant [POLITICAL NOISE]
At 07:27 AM 4/20/97 +0800, jamesd wrote:
The election of various unpleasant Islamic Fundamentalist regimes. In particular, it seems likely that had the generals not violently overthrown democracy in Algeria, the democratically elected representatives of the people would have proceeded to kill off everyone they deemed insufficiently Islamic, a very substantial minority, a minority which would doubtless have included most of the generals and their families.
The Islamic party didn't start killing off foreigners until the French and other Westerners supported the generals who overthrew them. It's funny how a modern liberal democracy like the US will go to war and kill 6000 people in Panama just because one of their ex-employees is embarassing them by not leaving the Presidency after his term is up ("We had to protect democracy"), but when a military junta takes over from a non-pro-CIA government, they support the military.
American Civil war. (We've done that rant here a few times :-)
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Bill Stewart wrote:
It's funny how a modern liberal democracy like the US will go to war and kill 6000 people in Panama just because one of their ex-employees is embarassing them by not leaving the Presidency after his term is up ("We had to protect democracy"), but when a military junta takes over from a non-pro-CIA government, they support the military.
Democracy is where 51% of the people can murder the other 49% of the people--legally. [fade to close-ups of people being dragged screaming to their death] [pan to politican] "I don't know where these people get off, complaining like that. They had their chance at the polls. "Hey, it's not perfect, but it's the best system we've got." Of course, even in a democracy, 10% of the people can murder the other 90% of the people, if there is some pressing need, such as protecting them from drug dealers and pornographers. [fade to trains (running on time) with cattle-cars filled with people] [pan to Commander in Chief] "Look, the people spoke when they elected the people who put in place the Secret Emergency Powers Act, and appointed the members of the Double-Secret Regulatory Commission. "They can hardly complain about those they have given Executive Powers exercising that power, now, can they? Especially when it is in their own long-term interest? "Hey, it's not perfect, but it's the best system we've got." Myself, I'm partial to the Smith&Wesson 'Democracy' model, which can be purchased as the 'AP Home Democracy Kit', complete with a "One Bullet--One Vote" bumper-sticker. ----- Government Escrowed Key ----- WeVegoTyoUrnAMEaNdweKNoWWheREyouLIveaNDyoURPHonE#AnD WHeReyOUvEbeeNANdthenaMEOFyOUrdoGAnDWhaTYoureaDAndwH aTYouwRIteandIFYOUFUCKWITHUSYOU'RETOASTanDMaYBeEVenI FyOUdON't ----- End of Rights & Freedoms ----- -- Toto "The Xenix Chainsaw Massacre" http://bureau42.base.org/public/xenix/xenbody.html
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