Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Foreign Policy Takes Centre Stage

Nary a word was uttered about Libya or Afghanistan during the election, yet they're set to dominate Canadian politics this summer.


Canada's involvement in the NATO-led mission in Libya is up for debate in the House of Commons tomorrow, even though it's all but guaranteed to get a three-month extension. The Halifax Chronicle Herald's Scott Taylor wonders why we're “helping prop up a corrupt and hated regime against an armed rebellion in Afghanistan, while at the same time assisting armed rebels in their attempt to overthrow a corrupt and hated regime in Libya.” Afghan President Hamid Karzai's cabinet boasts warlords who have likely committed war crimes, while a harsh interpretation of Sharia law dominates the land. The faults of the Afghan regime are many, but Taylor ignores the fact that Karzai never threatened to massacre an entire city, which is why CF-18s continue to drop bombs on Moammar Gadhafi in Libya.

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Source: The Mark 
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