Friday, December 30, 2005

Iraqi Democracy - Pfah, I Say, Pfah!

Daniel Larison has some good thoughts on Iraqi democracy and indeed on democracy in general.

One part I disagree with though:

At the moment, Iraqis find elections exciting and inspiring because they have scarcely seen the sorts of governments elections produce,

No, the Iraqis who find them exciting and inspiring do so because such Iraqis are mostly Shiites and Kurds who see an opportunity to stick it to the Sunnis.

Also, many of them probably do see what sorts of governments democracies produce, and are excited about the possibility of getting cushy patronage jobs from elected relatives.

That, or else it's because we're paying them to be excited.

You, know, like we pay the newspapers.

That is all.

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