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Dagonet_the_Motley t1_j20zlbb wrote

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khaberni t1_j218cg5 wrote

Totally an autocrat, don’t deny that. But certain parts of the Middle East is not ripe enough for full blown democracy (in the western sense). 50 years of bad educational system needs to be reversed first.

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varlimontos t1_j22t7kv wrote

You know, i look at the west right now and im not sure that we are as ripe for democracy as we thought

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IngloBlasto t1_j2392st wrote

Regardless subtract 50 years of secular sense and rationality from west, you'll get middle east.

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