DEMOCRACY'S BOOM

New York Post ^ | December 26, 2004 | Ralph Peters

[Niks]

CHALLENGING growing seasons can produce magnificent wines. Tumult in Iraq, acts of brute terror and prophecies of doom tormented 2004. Yet it turned out to be a vintage year for democracy.

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EVEN when we believe a foreign population has made the wrong choice, we should be grateful that they were able to make a choice at all. In the long run, democracy always benefits the United States of America. Patience is the one strategic virtue we need to cultivate.

Around the world, electoral trends over the past few years upset the doomster predictions of the pundits. Despite solemn warnings that Indonesia or even Malaysia might "go fundamentalist" at the polls, elections in both of these crucial Muslim states resulted in resounding defeats for parties seeking to wield Islam as a weapon.

Again and again, "uneducated" and "unsophisticated" voters chose decency, progress and opportunity over the pleasures of hatred and blame.

In the end, the greatest electoral triumph wasn't in Afghanistan, but here at home. Our "opinion leaders" backed yesterday's man, a candidate who catered to the prejudices of over-educated baby-boomers. John Kerry's supporters believed that America is always wrong. They took no interest in Saddam's mass graves, only in a fair trial for Saddam. They cared nothing for democracy in Afghanistan, but agonized over the treatment of Taliban prisoners at Guantanamo. And they mocked believing Christians as hopeless dunces.

[Niks]

Some optimism to counter the "tidal wave" of gloom from the MSM re the Iraq mission.

[lonevoice]

Oh my. Thanks for posting this terrific editorial. It is well worth taking the time to click on the link and read the whole piece.

[mozarky2]

thanks-great post-made my day!

[KeyWest]

bttt

[lainde]

Great post! BTTT