Comments for Scratchings... http://thotscratch.wordpress.com Fran's stream of consciousness! Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:01:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Murder in Chiang Mai by larry http://thotscratch.wordpress.com/2006/07/04/murder-in-chiang-mai/#comment-3 larry Sun, 01 Oct 2006 15:57:02 +0000 http://bhojli.com/WordPress/index.php/archives/2006/07/04/murder-in-chiang-mai/#comment-3 http://www.karunabooks.net/library/long_letter_to_a_friend.pdf a book by Sarada who was in this cult – she talks about Shon (the man killed) by Margaret and talks about Maggie (Margaret) on the pages below. http://www.karunabooks.net/library/long_letter_to_a_friend.pdf
a book by Sarada who was in this cult – she talks about Shon (the man killed) by Margaret and talks about Maggie (Margaret) on the pages below.

]]> Comment on “Democratic Apostasy: The Martyrdom of Abdul Rahman” by Shukri http://thotscratch.wordpress.com/2006/03/22/democratic-apostasy-the-martyrdom-of-abdul-rahman/#comment-2 Shukri Wed, 22 Mar 2006 06:56:42 +0000 http://bhojli.com/WordPress/index.php/archives/2006/03/22/democratic-apostasy-the-martyrdom-of-abdul-rahman/#comment-2 Democracy is ""is government by the people in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system." This concern about "democratic freedoms" is only applicable if "democracy" is defined as "the hegemonic enforcement of Western ideals upon a populace". So, a quick question: are we interesed in Democracy or are we interested in enforcing Western ideals on others? Democracy is “”is government by the people in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.”

This concern about “democratic freedoms” is only applicable if “democracy” is defined as “the hegemonic enforcement of Western ideals upon a populace”.

So, a quick question: are we interesed in Democracy or are we interested in enforcing Western ideals on others?

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