tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post3134690213546249637..comments2023-10-22T05:51:58.898-04:00Comments on Soob: Top Down Democratic Strategy Doesn't WorkJay@Soobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208597218366281778noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-67559297446658115712007-12-30T19:46:00.000-05:002007-12-30T19:46:00.000-05:00"Some humility is required here: we don't know wha..."Some humility is required here: we don't know what is wrong with the Muslim world."<BR/><BR/>And it's simply not fashionable to lay much of the blame on their governance through religion.<BR/><BR/>WS, thanks for book suggestion. I've enjoyed much of Zakaria's journalism.Jay@Soobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208597218366281778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-53336814598380890612007-12-30T12:18:00.000-05:002007-12-30T12:18:00.000-05:00Gentlemen,The best thing I've read on this subject...Gentlemen,<BR/>The best thing I've read on this subject is "The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad" by Fareed Zakaria. (sp?) I'm writing this on a boat, Internet is slow, or I'd give an Amazon Link.<BR/>Zakaria gives a great breakdown of the term "Liberal Democracy". Hitler was elected by a Democracy that wasn't Liberal. There are semi-benevolent Dictatorships that are more liberal and tolerant than some Democracies. <BR/>It's the book that I wish George W. had read prior to going into Iraq. The author writes for Newsweek, and you can plow through it in a couple of hours. <BR/>He also tackles "Classical Liberalism" vs. whatever form of Liberalism that the word "Progressive" recently replaced.The Whited Sepulchrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-66639250330936666112007-12-29T22:44:00.000-05:002007-12-29T22:44:00.000-05:00"The realization of national stability and the ena..."The realization of national stability and the enactment of democratic reform very likely follow one another. The popular fallacy, however, lies in the order in which they do so."<BR/><BR/>The Arab regimes have had national stability for one or two generations. <BR/><BR/>Some humility is required here: we don't know what is wrong with the Muslim world. But whatever it is, it's a killer.Dan tdaxphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07205344738190870766noreply@blogger.com