Random thought on Iraqi turnout, courtesy of ![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
shawnj
They say that history repeats itself.
Turnout can mean very little in the end. For all we know, people are just checking boxes by a name, knowing little about the candidates (heck, some might say that about the last presidential election, but I digress). The Bush administration burns for a peaceful and instant democracy, to validate its actions.
Historically, however, democracies form through bloodshed.
Turnout can mean very little in the end. For all we know, people are just checking boxes by a name, knowing little about the candidates (heck, some might say that about the last presidential election, but I digress). The Bush administration burns for a peaceful and instant democracy, to validate its actions.
Historically, however, democracies form through bloodshed.
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