Forced Democracy?

Okay, so now Afghanistan has a democracy. Can they keep it? Iraq is next up for one, do they really want it? And, can they even get it, let alone keep it?

Millions of Americans and hundreds of thousands of soldiers sure hope so. After all, look at the toil and strife that has been endured to date and that to come. I DO believe the Al-Qads (spoken 'Cads') really don't want it. They can't handle it and surely don't want to, either.

I do know that so much good - that we'll never hear about - has come to pass in Iraq, but can the Iraqis, without our help, keep that which they may learn to endear or simply accept as an viable alternative to the brutual tyranny they faced before?

Are we forcing democracy on others because we know nothing better? Or should I say a capitalistic society instead? Capitalist who want Christianity to prevail, yet many - not all, mind you - of them will do ANYTHING (including dealing with the devil - profits ring a bell - for Christianity's sake) to make sure they profit from it ... Can we really have our cake, icing, candles, and ice cream, all at once? If it succeeds, more power to those that pulled it off. If not, well ... Then again, the insurgents and Al-Qads invoke their so-called 'religion' in all they do. What a bunch of idiots! They are as, if not more hypocritical than us, as in US of A.

Temper on ...

Mandatory Busing in the Good Ol' US of A

Has anyone, pray tell, looked at the agenda of the late Thurgood Marshall, and come to the conclusion that the gentleman, formerly of the high court (as in Supreme Court, duh!) was a blooming idiot? It is of this person's (yes, your typcial V'er on Themes and AMs) opinion that he personally drove through 'legislation' in a democratic-controlled congress - never mind separation of powers, mind you - the need to 'bus' students eons and further away from their destinations just to 'prove something'?

Help me out, here. I'm getting really cynical in my old age and wondering gets me in trouble ... Then, again, I'm already in trouble, and stay as such, perpetually ... ; )

Let's Kick this Off with a Whimper

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
--Emma Lazarus--