Trying My Hand At Relativism
According to Yahoo! News, Bush has proposed a corps to aid new democracies.
"This new corps will be on call — ready to get programs running on the ground in days and weeks instead of months and years," Bush said at a dinner hosted by the International Republican Institute, a federally funded group that promotes democracy worldwide. "If a crisis emerges and assistance is needed, the United States of America will be ready."
Bush cited a series of what he referred to as revolutions during the past 18 months in ex-Soviet republics and across the Middle East: in Georgia, Ukraine, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan and Lebanon.
"We are seeing the rise of a new generation whose hearts burn for freedom — and they will have it," Bush said.
Do you think Liberals are going to be outraged over this? I can just hear their shrill cries...
If there is going to be a corps to help young nations, it should embrace diversity! We should aid any young nation, be it a democracy, dictatorship, or monarchy!
This ethnocentricity that Bush exhibits by wanting to help only democracies is OBVIOUSLY the reason that the international community hates us! Conservatives think that democratic government is better than letting one person have all the power, but guess what? THE WORLD'S TYRANTS DISAGREE! Should they just be left out in the cold just because SOMEONE thinks their governing habits are wrong? I mean, hey, if a dictator gets a kick out of a little genocide, who are we to deny them the help they need to retain power in the early stages of their government?
Sheesh, learn a little tolerance, people!
posted by jacob.thrasher @ 5/18/2005 09:05:00 PM
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No no doubt this will include encouraging minorities in the U.S. to vote! [/sarcasm]
This is another genius idea from my man Dubya.
I love it. A nice way to circumvent the UN too. Listen - if something actually needs to be DONE to help someone this is the way to make it happen. It's the American way - quit dilly-dallying and get the job done.
Oooh, and I just love the way the US is advancing the cause of democracy and freedom in Uzbekistan.
They don't want our help.
My friend from Krygistan said that they don't want the americans help. They want to form their own government.
Well I'm glad to have your friend from Kyrgistan to let me know how all the young democracies of the world feel. A wonderful spokesman, indeed.
A better spokesman than you. You have never been to these countries. You don't know what the people want. All you know is what right side twisted media tells you.
And, stuff people on the right say isn't always right.
I never claimed to be their spokesman, Laura. What I do know, however, is that it is in our best interest, as well as the best interest of the international community (and yes, in the best interest of the young nations themselves), to have stable democracies spring up. Which is where this corps is supposed to come in.
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