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Originally Posted by Boerseun
Not all countries are alike, not all societies are alike, and not all political systems are all good or all bad. A mix might be just what the doctor ordered.
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A good point Boerseun.
In Afghanistan, East Timor and Iraq recently (to name a few) the people have voted at referendums to change their sovereignty status and introduce democracy.
In Australia we have a democracy but our people never got the opportunity to vote at a referendum to change our sovereignty status.
Despite the differences in the treatment of 'democracy' and sovereignty status in such vastly different countries as Australia and Iraq, a high proportion of citizens in both countries think that the occupation of Iraq should stop (and troops should be withdrawn), but our 'democratic' politicians think otherwise.
