Christian South Koreans to Be Deported(So much for Afghani "Freedom of Religion")

The Washington Times ^ | August 4, 2006 | From combined dispatches

[kesg]

[Mamzelle]

SKoreans are famous for the energy of their evangelism.

[Longbow1969]

Moreover, democracy sucks if it leads to Islamic barbarians winning and imposing their barbarism on their citizens. This is already an all too familiar pattern in places like Afghanistan, Lebanon, and the PA. Why continue to pour gasoline on this fire? What exactly is in that for the United States?

Bingo. This is exactly what the "we can create Muslim democracy" crowd don't understand. "Democracy" as we practice it is about far more than majority rule. It is about respect for minority rights and safegaurding certain rights that even a majority can not infringe upon.

Democracy is NOT some cure all - even if we could successfully impose something resembling it. Democracy produced a Hamas government in the Palestinian Territories. Democracy produced a Chavez government in Venezuela - a government far more dangerous to the United States than Cuba has been in many years. Democracy produced a Shiite government in Iraq that shows no sign of religious moderation or a willingness to reign in Shia militias.

I would argue that "democracy" is actually producing much more dangerous advisaries - because elected foes actually have the legitimacy dictators lack.

Too many people make the terrible mistake of assuming these populations will just vote for people we approve of if only they had a democracy. The problem is, many of the worlds population believe in something diametrically opposed to those things we hold most valuable. All of the world peoples do NOT infact put the premium on freedom and liberty that we in the United States do.

[kesg]

Exactly. Pefectly said.