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| Democratic Debate Bursting Out All Over Iraq's University Campuses |
| 2004-10-21 |
| Within the relatively safe confines of Baghdad's university campuses, a picture emerges of what democracy could look like throughout the country if worries about security hadn't trumped everything else. It's not pretty. Indeed, it's messy, uneven and at times angry. Students and professors alike are still learning what democracy is and debating how to execute it on campuses - or whether universities are ready for such debates at all... Students who fail exams, for example, cite democracy as a reason to let them take them again. Some drive on the wrong side of the road, and when a policeman asks them why, argue that it's their democratic right... Chaos, confusion, argument, scepticism, and a charming dollop of anarchy. The underpinnings of a truly successful higher education system. The future looks bright. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #2 Chaos, confusion, argument, scepticism, and a charming dollop of anarchy. The underpinnings of a truly successful higher education system. The future looks bright. It's not democracy - it's libertarianism. :p |
| Posted by: Pappy 2004-10-21 11:14:54 PM |
| #1 we have similar problems in our universities. It's not the vote that keeps guys like Sadaam out of power. Just as a side note, it's the BALANCE of power that keeps guys like Sadaam out, not "democracy". The vote is how oridnary, not-powerful people exercise power in their "branch" of our government. Really, voting is just a kinder/gentler way for The People(TM) to express their collective power, using a show of hands, rather than arms. |
| Posted by: 2b 2004-10-21 10:47:47 PM |