At The Point of a Bayonet
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Quote:I'll wait for you to clarify a bit the connection you intended to make between the passage and GWB. Although there are a number of ways to take it, the most direct is the classic "Democracy leads to Tyranny... GWB is a Tyrant! Down with GWB!". Somehow I doubt that was your intent :whistling:

Nope. The intent was to build on the funny from Vladimir Putin from a few days ago, words to the effect of:

"You know, Jorgi, I am not so sure we in Russia really want so much democracy, given the example of what you have given those people in Iraq. You were giving them democracy, right?

Quote:Not to mention the type of tyranny implied in the text is closer to tyranny of the "mob rule" than an actual tyrant.
Munk
Tyranny of the mob is what leads to such wonderful things as pogroms, the LA after Rodney King, and stoning unfaithful women. Hey, if 97 of us agree to stone her, and two disagree, and one abstains, then we will stone her, since it is the rule of the people.

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At The Point of a Bayonet - by Occhidiangela - 07-19-2006, 03:49 AM
At The Point of a Bayonet - by Assur - 07-19-2006, 05:07 AM
At The Point of a Bayonet - by Rhydderch Hael - 07-19-2006, 05:16 AM
At The Point of a Bayonet - by Munkay - 07-19-2006, 06:21 AM
At The Point of a Bayonet - by kandrathe - 07-19-2006, 11:53 AM
At The Point of a Bayonet - by Occhidiangela - 07-19-2006, 04:32 PM
At The Point of a Bayonet - by Occhidiangela - 07-19-2006, 04:48 PM
At The Point of a Bayonet - by Assur - 07-19-2006, 07:59 PM
At The Point of a Bayonet - by Ashock - 07-19-2006, 08:53 PM
At The Point of a Bayonet - by Occhidiangela - 07-19-2006, 10:13 PM
At The Point of a Bayonet - by Assur - 07-19-2006, 11:59 PM
At The Point of a Bayonet - by Occhidiangela - 07-20-2006, 12:32 AM
At The Point of a Bayonet - by kandrathe - 07-20-2006, 03:29 AM
At The Point of a Bayonet - by kandrathe - 07-20-2006, 03:47 AM
At The Point of a Bayonet - by Occhidiangela - 07-20-2006, 01:04 PM
At The Point of a Bayonet - by Nicodemus Phaulkon - 07-20-2006, 02:25 PM
At The Point of a Bayonet - by Occhidiangela - 07-20-2006, 03:13 PM
At The Point of a Bayonet - by Bun-Bun - 07-20-2006, 04:00 PM
At The Point of a Bayonet - by --Pete - 07-20-2006, 05:02 PM
At The Point of a Bayonet - by Griselda - 07-20-2006, 05:09 PM
At The Point of a Bayonet - by Rhydderch Hael - 07-20-2006, 05:13 PM
At The Point of a Bayonet - by Occhidiangela - 07-20-2006, 05:37 PM
At The Point of a Bayonet - by Ashock - 07-20-2006, 09:01 PM
At The Point of a Bayonet - by Nicodemus Phaulkon - 07-20-2006, 09:20 PM
At The Point of a Bayonet - by Nicodemus Phaulkon - 07-20-2006, 09:37 PM
At The Point of a Bayonet - by Griselda - 07-21-2006, 05:04 AM

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