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   The Greek model

   

   Anonymous Coward, Jun 16th, 2003 @ 12:46am

   
   

   Greece under dictator Papadopoulos was more pro-American than the "democracy" that followed. Today, between a nationalist/socialist media and reactionary church, the masses are whipped up into a frenzy of anti-Americanism. Greek democracy has outlawed video games, Nike shoes, among other things. What would prevent the same thing from happening to Iran?
   
   

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   Re: The Greek model

   

   anaymous wimp, Jun 16th, 2003 @ 8:19am

   
   

   I always thought that the spread of democracy was to allow a free country to develop on their own. If the country chooses to be anti-American afterwards, that is there choice. If the US wanted to make the world pro american, I think they have another word for it called imperialism.
   
   

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   Re: The Greek model

   

   Anonymous Coward, Jun 16th, 2003 @ 12:31pm

   
   

   Yup, democracy is no guarantee that a society will become secular or tolerant. The French people elected Napoleon. The Islamic Revolution was a populist movement at first. Countries with inferiority complexes against advanced nations are prone to elect fascistic governments.
   

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