Smooth Running Democracies

[DanaC]

Nevertheless Dr, the US is an extremely stable nation. There are few riots, and crime is just that: crime; not the sectarian killing fields of less stable nations.

Y'know I'm rarely reluctant to have a pop at the American political zeitgeist....but 'carry on as fascists'? 'Violent, morally dubious, imperialists' I can see a case for, 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, often against the US and the UK, 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.