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To: paul_philp who wrote (94897)	4/19/2003 10:56:11 AM
From: kumar	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

ahem... lets backtarck just a wee bit. The intention behind my post was "India is a less than 60 year democracy, in that time, India has made major progress". Some others responded "it was dynastic., inherited" etc. They seem to have forgotten that millions voted. No answer on "do we have a black or female Prez in the US" after 200+ years of democracy. I guess its an embarrisng question to ask.

To: paul_philp who wrote (94897)	4/19/2003 10:58:00 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

>>This is the possibility America has to offer the world.<< If you study the history of freedom and democracy, America has not usually been on the cutting edge, although usually not too far behind, either. According to this 1918 essay by Carrie Chapman Catt, an American feminist, women had the vote in New Zealand, Australia, Norway, Finland, and Iceland, and even Rangoon, Burma, before American women did. www2.worldbook.com Many countries abolished slavery before America did. The rights we are talking about are not American inventions, they are universal rights recognized in a majority of countries in the world.