My Theory Is That Security - Also

Imagine If The United States, In Its War Against Hitler, Had Said To Stalin: We Don't Want Your Support Until You Make Your Country Democratic.

Democratic Leaders, Whose Power Is Ultimately Dependent On Popular Support, Are Held Accountable For Failing To Improve The Lives Of Their Citizens. Therefore, They Have A Powerful Incentive To Keep Their Societies Peaceful And Prosperous.

Only Weeks After Oslo Began, When Nearly All The World And Most Of Israel Was Drunk With The Idea Of Peace, I Argued That A Palestinian Society Not Constrained By Democratic Norms Would Be A Fear Society That Would Pose A Grave Threat To Israel.

A Simple Way To Determine Whether The Right To Dissent In A Particular Society Is Being Upheld Is To Apply The Town Square Test: Can A Person Walk Into The Middle Of The Town Square And Express His Or Her Views Without Fear Of Arrest, Imprisonment, Or Physical Harm? If He Can, Then That Person Is Living In A Free Society. If Not, It's A Fear Society.

The Three Main Sources Of Scepticism Are First, That Not Every People Desires Freedom Second, That Democracy In Certain Parts Of The World Would Be Dangerous And Third, That There Is Little The World's Democracies Can Do To Advance Freedom Outside Their Countries.