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I can only speak for the UK but it seems to me that our politicians are always out of step with public opinion and commonsense. For instance David Miliband, our foreign secretary has been strongly promoting Turkey for EU membership ... and most of the Muslim North African countries ... Doh!
Then we have Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats backing the call for the amplification for call to prayer in Oxford plus denying that there are "no - go" areas in Britain. As for the Conservatives, well, they are saying nothing as usual.
Now we have our Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, writing in a Pakistani newspaper : “A strong, representative democracy in Pakistan will defeat terrorism and extremism,”
Patrick O'Flynn writing in the Daily Express says:
A Prime Minister too chicken to seek his own democratic mandate at home is trying to foist an early election upon a country which is on the brink of anarchy after the assassination of one of its main party leaders. Priceless. Or should that be worthless? Because that’s the term which would better describe British foreign policy as regards Pakistan.
Under Mr Brown and rookie Foreign Secretary David Miliband the simplistic notion that a move to “democracy” will magically sort out Pakistan’s many problems has taken root. Mr Miliband has claimed that democracy will liberate the voice of the “moderate majority” in this Islamic state.
It doesn't take more than a nano second of thought to realise that democracy at this time will only result in chaos and bloodshed, well, more than there is at the moment. The greatest danger is that once the Islamists gain power through the ballot box then democracy will be abolished, in the usual way.
Seems to me that military dictatorship, when opposed to Islamic Fundamentalism, is the lesser of the two evils because either way there is no democracy. Of course, it is always possible that normal politics could prevail, but not just yet.
(cross posted with CommonSense)
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Politicians Always Out of Step
I can only speak for the UK but it seems to me that our politicians are always out of step with public opinion and commonsense. For instance David Miliband, our foreign secretary has been strongly promoting Turkey for EU membership ... and most of the Muslim North African countries ... Doh!
Then we have Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats backing the call for the amplification for call to prayer in Oxford plus denying that there are "no - go" areas in Britain. As for the Conservatives, well, they are saying nothing as usual.
Now we have our Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, writing in a Pakistani newspaper : “A strong, representative democracy in Pakistan will defeat terrorism and extremism,”
Patrick O'Flynn writing in the Daily Express says:
A Prime Minister too chicken to seek his own democratic mandate at home is trying to foist an early election upon a country which is on the brink of anarchy after the assassination of one of its main party leaders. Priceless. Or should that be worthless? Because that’s the term which would better describe British foreign policy as regards Pakistan.
Under Mr Brown and rookie Foreign Secretary David Miliband the simplistic notion that a move to “democracy” will magically sort out Pakistan’s many problems has taken root. Mr Miliband has claimed that democracy will liberate the voice of the “moderate majority” in this Islamic state.
It doesn't take more than a nano second of thought to realise that democracy at this time will only result in chaos and bloodshed, well, more than there is at the moment. The greatest danger is that once the Islamists gain power through the ballot box then democracy will be abolished, in the usual way.
Seems to me that military dictatorship, when opposed to Islamic Fundamentalism, is the lesser of the two evils because either way there is no democracy. Of course, it is always possible that normal politics could prevail, but not just yet.
(cross posted with CommonSense)
- Exposed At Last
March 16, 2008: London, Britain A Muslim who advised the Government following the July 7 London bombings has been arrested after an alleged stabbing.Inayat Bunglawala, 39, was held on suspicion of attacking another man at his £300,000 home. Mr Bunglawala,...
- Saving Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf, the president of Pakistan is to visit Europe this week. I wonder if that is a good idea. At this crucial time perhaps he should stay in charge of the shop. The Islamists were bound to succeed in their assassination attempts on the life...
- Bhutto Killing Puts Euroleaders On Notice: Time To Choose
Much has been said about the implications of the Bhutto assassination for Pakistan. However Scrappleface's Scott Ott explains how there is a lesson to be learned from this-- by the Europeans:The assassination of Benazir Bhutto has put on notice...
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The European Union created a Constitution and put it to a vote ... well, that is, until the French and Dutch voters rejected. Since then, the EU and its co-conspirators (that would be the governments of the European countries themselves) have been trying...
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