Political Correctness = Red Herring
:::Statement of the Year:::
Some background...
The Islamic Paradox: Shiite Clerics, Sunni Fundamentalists, and the Coming of Arab Democracy by Reuel Marc Gerecht who is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a contributing editor to The Weekly Standard, a correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, and a former Middle Eastern specialist with the CIA.
In this book he examines the prospects for ending anti-American Islamic extremism and promoting democracy in the greater Middle East.
The statement...
In yesterday’s Meet The Press, it was refreshing to finally hear some honesty and historical realism. As a candidate for "Statement of the Year," Reuel Gerecht made the following statement:
Transcript::
MR. GERECHT: Actually, I'm not terribly worried about this. I mean, one hopes that the Iraqis protect women's social rights as much as possible. It certainly seems clear that in protecting the political rights, there's no discussion of women not having the right to vote. I think it's important to remember that in the year 1900, for example, in the United States, it was a democracy then. In 1900, women did not have the right to vote. If Iraqis could develop a democracy that resembled America in the 1900s, I think we'd all be thrilled. I mean, women's social rights are not critical to the evolution of democracy. We hope they're there. I think they will be there. But I think we need to put this into perspective.
Some background...
The Islamic Paradox: Shiite Clerics, Sunni Fundamentalists, and the Coming of Arab Democracy by Reuel Marc Gerecht who is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a contributing editor to The Weekly Standard, a correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, and a former Middle Eastern specialist with the CIA.
In this book he examines the prospects for ending anti-American Islamic extremism and promoting democracy in the greater Middle East.
The statement...
In yesterday’s Meet The Press, it was refreshing to finally hear some honesty and historical realism. As a candidate for "Statement of the Year," Reuel Gerecht made the following statement:
Transcript::
MR. GERECHT: Actually, I'm not terribly worried about this. I mean, one hopes that the Iraqis protect women's social rights as much as possible. It certainly seems clear that in protecting the political rights, there's no discussion of women not having the right to vote. I think it's important to remember that in the year 1900, for example, in the United States, it was a democracy then. In 1900, women did not have the right to vote. If Iraqis could develop a democracy that resembled America in the 1900s, I think we'd all be thrilled. I mean, women's social rights are not critical to the evolution of democracy. We hope they're there. I think they will be there. But I think we need to put this into perspective.
posted by Beamertwin2 at 1:40 PM
1 Comments:
Monday
Excellent post...and I'm not sure but does Arianna Huffington not get it since she seems to view your proposed Statement of the Year in another light. And are all her "commentors" just plain dumb!
See it at the end of the following post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/russert-watch-were-goi_b_5999.html
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