[Shadow_Group] Mark Morford: Come See Our Brutal Democracy

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===== Mark Morford's Notes & Errata ===== 
SFGate.com - February 2, 2005 

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Come See Our Brutal Democracy
Our dog-lovin' columnist finds the bird life surreal indeed. And you thought your cat was strange
By Mark Morford, SF Gate Columnist 
Ah, the violent march of democracy. 
Beautiful thing, really, seeing repressed and weary Iraqis vote for the first time, and dance in the bloody bombed-out streets, and avoid the suicide bombers and of course not be able to travel between provinces or drive anywhere in their locked-down nation and by the way watch out for the snipers on the roofs. 
It really is amazing, watching the deeply flawed system of democracy take hold in a raw and decimated nation like a thorny weed cracking through shattered concrete. All people deserve to be free and now Iraqis have a tiny bloody taste of it and this is always, always a good thing. I am not kidding. 
So, should we be proud? Is Bush's thuggish and illegal pre-emptive attack strategy justified? Are Iraq's first-ever elections a defining moment in American political history? Are we all righteous and good and holy, despite all the dead bodies and the hatred? 
Well, sort of. But then again, not really. Should Bush get some credit for all the cheering Iraqis who are now breathing sort of free? Well, no. Not even close .... 
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(Full URL: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2005/02/02/notes020205.DTL&nl=fix ) 


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