So, the subject is democracy in Arabland. Good.
Let's examine which country had a possibility, and a political will, to install it since it's independence.
One and only one, (if you exclude the young Afghanistan).
Algeria.
The political ruling party wanted it. There were no middle class bourgeois to crush it, nor a religious party yet.
But they wanted too much, were scared it won't work, so were a bit corrupted for their Swiss retirement accounts, and the USSR were too eager to help, outbid the US, while the real Arab democracy was certainly not a Krouchtchevian moral dictat. ( Note that France was in favor and helped).
Now the kings, princes, presidents for life, thugs and mullahs elsewhere in Arabland were never for it, and they are not going to help at all.
So, be nice for the Arabs. They need it badly and they only have you people.
Push a system that pushes freedom.
Not only for women, also for girls who get married by daddy to whoever pays most.
And there are hundreds of other good reasons for it. |
