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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kevin Rose who wrote (419615)	6/28/2003 12:49:19 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 769670

Yes, unfortunately, many conservatives are firmly against any sort of international 'sharing' of power. I think they believe that we should not diffuse our power by ceding any control. Their greatest fear is a loss of sovereignty.......nationalism rules their thinking. I read somewhere (here?) someone pointed out that many conservatives (and possibly many Americans) equate 'globalization' with 'Americanization'. That's what they would prefer......it would mean minimal changes for the US. We need to understand that the greatest victories in Democracy have come about when an oppressed nation throws off the shackles of fascism, communism, etc in favor of Democracy. When we try to impose our brand, it rarely seems to stick. I guess we need Marshall and Truman to make that model work again. History has shown us that democracy does best where it starts from seed and not a transplant from somewhere else. To be a democracy, people have to want to be free and to be willing to rule themselves fairly. You can't foist it on them although neocons would strongly disagree. When people really want democracy, they end up getting it even it they are not sure they know what it means. Right now, the Iraqis aren't sure what they want.