> > >viz straight represetative democracy - be careful what you wish for. If > > >Saudi Arabia had a pure representational system they'd wind up with a > > >far more radical Wahab state.
Well, that would not be so good for the US I agree. But are you saying that a dictatorship is better than a democracy, if the majority of the people don't agree with us? That is exactly what Muslims have learned: "democracy" means will of the people, as long as that will isn't to become a religious state. Back in Algeria in the 60's, and continuing on till today. I've talked to a number of arabs who hate the US and Europe promoting democracy, because they know that we don't really mean it. Perhaps why the wahabists enjoy such support in Saudi Arabia now? Besides, the religious fundamentalists are succeeding in taking power just as well here as in the middle east. _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
