Tilværelsens paradokser
Another Irani Online undrer sig:
Just wondering #1: if Iraq is supposed to have been "sovereign" since June 2004, how can the vice-president of another country which happens to have over a hundred thousands of its troops on Iraq's "sovereign" soil secretly drop in without the knowledge even of the "sovereign" state's Prime Minister?Og ja, det er underligt, ikke? Hvor megen spalteplads og hvor mange krokodilletårer i frihedens og demokratiets navn var ikke blevet WTO-demonstranterne til del, om det havde været kinesere, der protesterede over det kommunistiske styres undertrykkelse? Men nu er det altså bare aktivister fra 3. verdenslande, der ønsker at sætte en stopper for den såkaldte "frihandels" udplyndring af deres hjemstavn. Gab.
Just wondering #2: What happens to the credibility of the countries that go around lecturing the rest of the world about democracy, if they threaten economic blackmail when they don't like the candidates that win in a democratic election?
Just Wondering #3- If police in China administered Hong Kong who beat and pepper-sprayed unarmed civilians protesting the WTO's devastating impact on local farmers, had done the same thing to let's say, demonstrators protesting the impact of China's policies towards the region, wouldn't all the champions of democracy be tripping over themselves to condemn state sponsored police brutality?