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To: malibuca who wrote (46370)	6/1/2004 4:13:19 PM
From: JD	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 50167

"In its essence, it assumes that the people don’t have the maturity, good sense, etc to select what is best for their country. The beauty of democracy is that when the people make a mistake and elect the wrong leader they have the right to dismiss that individual when the next election comes." Just a quick question for you....The majority of Pakistanis are illiterate. How can one communicate (via voting) their maturity and 'good sense' when one does not know how to read or write?? ---------------------------------- "This is the constant rationale of those who head up totalitarian regimes around the world – and this has been so throughout history..." Please search throughout history and around the world and show me any democracy that survived with a greater than 50% illiteracy rate... ---------------------------------- I know you have a grand view from your ivory tower, the whole world is spread out before you. Meanwhile, the poor host of this thread is choking on dust while he is trying to create jobs and wealth with the opening of his new business in Peshawar. But it does seem to me that he just might have a closer view of the reality of Pakistan. The sad truth is that even in this internet age, the only way to know the thoughts of the illiterate majority is to be close enough to hear them speak. I cannot...you cannot. Ike can... I do not agree with our host in many areas, but one area that we share a strong belief is the right of the individual. By no means does he support the concept of dictatorship. But the unfortunate reality of this situation is a choice between the current dictator (who allows freedom of the press, ownership of private property, local elections...) and a taliban style of dictatorship (no freedom of press, no private property, no elections...). Jerry