Reply #61: confused?

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i see i have to write it again.....democracies are, (thank god) imperfect political institutions that are based on multiple values and institutions that working together make for a democratic and flexible government. Elections are merely one of the building blocks...

it should be pretty obvious given the past US elections and others, that democracies can survive flawed elections, as long as there are the other parts are 'working."

these include such aspects, such as freedom of speech, a separate judiciary, civil rights etc....and the concept that no one is above the law...obviously there are many more values etc that combine to make for a stable democracy....

i guess you missed again on the demonization of israeli democracy....
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you might want to look at gaza, westbank, iran, syria, lebanon, jordan, egypt, saudi arabia, etc etc etc for non democratic governments in the region, where there is in fact little education toward such governments......that should be of real concern to the "caring progressive" as the Egyptian Army quietly makes it move.....