Smooth Running Democracies

Originally Posted by DanaC

Nevertheless Dr, the US is an extremely stable nation. .....

Y'know I'm rarely reluctant to have a pop at the American political zeitgeist .... but fascists?

And I do not believe for one second that Arab populations are anti-democratic because of America's example. If they are voicing that then they are voicing it as an excuse. An excuse to adhere to socio-political systems which really do border on the fascistic (in some cases) albeit of a religious bent.

The arab nations have many genuine grievances, ..... but America is not to blame for their choice of political system. They may have provided a contributary factor in creating the landscape out of which those systems grow and in which the decisions are made, but that is all.

Sorry, DanaC, but I do not agree with you.

Note that my assessment of American instability is based upon its' record of "democratic" deeds. You may have misundestood me to have included it's economy, etc. I maintain that the U.S. is not up to international standards of carrying out the practices of democratic principles, therefore I consider it to be "unstable" in that regard.

As far as our differences in view on Arab opinion and American "fascism" - those differences stand. The U.S has actually destroyed democracy around the world rather than encourage it.