Elections for representative democracy as understood by the West: the politicians are not stupid; they are just playing geopolitical games. //The similarities between Syria and Egypt today are striking, yet very few politicians notice them. Just consider these rhetorical beauties. In fact, they create contrasts where none really exist. John Kerry, the U.S. Secretary of State, called Syria’s elections a “farce,” but he declared Sisi’s coup d’état in 2013 an act of “restoring democracy.” Really? Likewise, his British counterpart, William Hague, described the Egyptian elections as “important for democracy.” With such stunners of officially sanctioned reality distortion, one cannot help but wonder if the people of the Arab world will ever take the West.//
Posted on: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 08:24:22 +0000
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