Comments on: Morals or Gold? http://blog.eop.org.uk/415-morals-or-gold/ Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:12:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sue Denem http://blog.eop.org.uk/415-morals-or-gold/comment-page-1/#comment-3001 Sue Denem Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:56:48 +0000 http://blog.eop.org.uk/415-morals-or-gold/#comment-3001 Interesting that you believe support for China is a negative thing because she's a "communist dictatorship". What makes either inherently wrong? As Britons we are conditioned to believe that a free market democracy is the only 'true' system of politics. Why are we so arrogant to believe our system can be successfully exported to other countries? Iraq and Pakistan are examples of where democracy isn't necessarily the panacea we all believe it to be. Whilst having many deep-rooted problems including a dodgy human rights record, Cuba is a stable country and arguably has a better human rights record than the US, supposedly the shining light of democracy. Communism and dictatorships in themselves aren't the problem, more corruption within them. Interesting that you believe support for China is a negative thing because she’s a “communist dictatorship”. What makes either inherently wrong?

As Britons we are conditioned to believe that a free market democracy is the only ‘true’ system of politics. Why are we so arrogant to believe our system can be successfully exported to other countries?

Iraq and Pakistan are examples of where democracy isn’t necessarily the panacea we all believe it to be. Whilst having many deep-rooted problems including a dodgy human rights record, Cuba is a stable country and arguably has a better human rights record than the US, supposedly the shining light of democracy.

Communism and dictatorships in themselves aren’t the problem, more corruption within them.

]]> By: GodderUK http://blog.eop.org.uk/415-morals-or-gold/comment-page-1/#comment-2999 GodderUK Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:56:04 +0000 http://blog.eop.org.uk/415-morals-or-gold/#comment-2999 The last time a government tried to use the Olympics for propaganda they failed miserably: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Owens The last time a government tried to use the Olympics for propaganda they failed miserably:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Owens

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