Those who are cackling over Hamas' victory are the most ignorant of those in the debate. First, this is the dying gasp of such moves. The Palestinians are having their first opportunity to vote, really, and they are behaving like little kids--they want to show how big and tough they are.
That attitude will mellow as they realize they have to get along with others.
The point isn't that all democracies are great. The point is democracies can deal with each other, and are less likely to go to war with each other. A world of democracies is the free person's alternative to Marx's nightmare.
One good thing about a democracy is that people will always seek to vote for that which is in their best self interest. Sticking a stick in your neighbor's eye is not in you best self interest.
A world of democracies is the free person's alternative to Marx's nightmare.>>>>>>>>
A world of REPUBLICS is the free person's alternative, actual democracies tend to evolve into nightmares.