I agree with much of Skybird's post,in the sense that forcing democracy to people that aren't ready for it,can lead to dangerous situations.Democracy requires a society with maturity ,that discovers democracy through thirst for something better,not to use it as a means of grabbing power.It also requires a society intellectually evolved enough to use it wisely and elect the best.On the contrary when the electorate is formed by low level educated masses,the elected is simply the one who better can control masses and the means to do that are various,from religious hatred,to nationalism,to populism.And in the ME the danger of misusing democrasy is very high exactly because the masses aren't capable of controlling this "gift".
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