Re: Schmidling is simply wrong.

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From: Danny Keren
Date: Sun, 02 Aug 1992 23:50

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rached@sample.eng.ohio-state.edu (Rached Zantout) writes:
#
#Well, according to the above definition every country in the middle east (except
#the kingdoms) are democracies.
#Lebanon conforms to that rule.
#Syria conforms to that rule.
#Egypt, Sudan, Algeria, Lybia, Iraq, Yemen etc...
#
#If the president stays the same then that does not mean that it is not a
#democracy.


Of course it means it is not a democracy. When you can vote only for
one party, and the people cannot change the president/king, it is
not a democracy. In Israel, the ruling party was kicked out a month
and a half ago. Ever see that happen in Iraq, Syria, Iran, Saudi-Arabia?
The only way these countries can - and have - experienced change
of a ruler is by a military coupe.

-Danny Keren.

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From: dzk@cs.brown.edu (Danny Keren)
Subject: Re: Schmidling is simply wrong.
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