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11  3:57pm 15/05/04        
friend of the sleeping pill
Oh and Kas, way to get a really unbiased source there; a Pakistani newspaper. Yeah I'm sure they never print anything unnecessarily derrogatory about India.

By the way, Amnest International has some "not nice" things to say about America as well (2) (3).
IG 9000
12  8:30pm 15/05/04        
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friend of the sleeping pill
It isn't even about numbers. Democracy is about protecting minority rights as much as it is about respecting majority opinion.

Of course you want to repsect minority rights..... but Democracy is about Majority rule. A democracry (in theory) is a government which listens to the concearns of all sides and parties involved, and does the best it can for each side. Compromise is critical. In the event no such agreements of solutions can be adressed, then the democracy tries ti do what will bes suit a moajority of its citizens, rather than pander to the will of a minority.

A government that doesn't represent the views of the majority of its people is not a true government at all- it is repression.
13  9:22pm 15/05/04        
friend of the sleeping pill
I love it when people repeat what I just said back to them.
14  2:16pm 16/05/04        
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Jedi Masterwan ... ... Shaken, Not Stirred
Its very interesting though, these middle eastern countries who dont respect women are willing to elect one as their "president".

Strange and interesting
Bananas
15  3:05pm 16/05/04        
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er... Milkshake...

India isn't in the Middle-East, and from what I know, they don't generally have a specific reputation of disrespecting women, (compared to other countries).
16  3:21pm 16/05/04        
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Jedi Masterwan ... ... Shaken, Not Stirred
I know India isnt (exactly) in the middle east, and i know that they dont have a HUGE reputation of disrespecting women.

My statement was slightly off topic, and i was reffering to the middle-east as well as india.
Bananas
17  4:03pm 16/05/04        
Return of the King of the Cafe!
Actually, I was learning about India in school recently. Apparently, they do treat women rather "Second Class" but that doesn't seem to effect their ability to have a political position, just their importance and value compared to men. Which is still very bad.

Milkshake is right, it is rather interesting.
Darkestsith6
18  7:26pm 16/05/04        
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Return of the King of the Cafe!
I think what is trying to be said is that American media sucks and gives you a bias point of view to other countries.
19  10:50pm 16/05/04        
assistant regional titus & epic space jesus
Where did anybody even mention American media in this thread?
Darkestsith6
20  5:53am 17/05/04        
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assistant regional titus & epic space jesus
I just felt like adding in my own hatred for America where none is needed.

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