"Can't a raging racist country be a a terrific democracy too?" I don't see how. Any examples? Another definition of democracy besides the obvious one of being able to elect our own representatives - "a state of society characterized by formal equality of rights and privileges; political or social equality; democratic spirit." JS
On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 8:50 PM, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >..So much for the "greatest democracy in the > world". > > > What does democracy have to do with racism? Can't a raging racist > country be a a terrific democracy too? > > Or is democracy synonymous with all things good? > > > > > > > > > > > At 8:39 PM +0800 6/12/08, Jyotirmoy Sharma wrote: > >It is usually the old and the senile who refuse to change with the times. > >Probably you could tell the old man that it's most likely that he would be > >in box before Obama. That would be dangerous actually, that old person > could > >be carrying a gun :-) > >Maybe colour is still a big issue in the US. A black man standing for the > >White House is a big news there..So much for the "greatest democracy in > the > >world". > >JS > > > > > >On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 4:01 PM, umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> Since many of us seem to be Obama fans amongst us or atleast Democrats > >> (those in the USA - NRAs) and are always criticing Iraq War etc and > blaming > >> Bush, I have a question. > >> > >> The question is not mine. Actually, it is from a couple of students of > mine > >> , who are now in the US. During our dinner conversation at their first > >> Indian (NRA) the students started discussing politics, one worried > that if > >> Obama wins the election then he would stop all H1B work visas which > they aim > >> for and I am on right now. They seemed to have followed tha race pretty > >> closely. I do not access to TV. > >> > >> However, yesterday I was at McDonalds sipping by iced coffee waiting > for my > >> job to start and then came Obama on CNN tv channel. Saying all sorts of > >> stuff about healthcare, tax and what not, blaming the Bush govt for > giving > >> millions to corporations etc. Along came an old guy (perhaps from an > >> assisted living housing nearby), might be eighty, shaking and walking. > He > >> just looked at Obama on the TV and said, "He should be put in a box and > sent > >> home." Then the gentleman looked at me for approval and and nodded > along. > >> Again he looked up at the tv at ceiling level and repeated , raised > in > >> hand , pointing with his fingers as if taking aim. And said , "shoom!!" > >> blew him away. I merely smiled and wondered if realized that Obama > >> couldn't be sent home (I could). Obama was born the USA. > >> > >> any comments? > >> > >> umesh > >> > >> > >> Umesh Sharma > >> > >> Washington D.C. > >> > >> 1-202-215-4328 [Cell] > >> > >> Ed.M. - International Education Policy > >> Harvard Graduate School of Education, > >> Harvard University, > >> Class of 2005 > >> > >> http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/index.html (Edu info) > >> > >> http://hbswk.hbs.edu/ (Management Info) > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> www.gse.harvard.edu/iep (where the above 2 are used ) > >> http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/ > >> > >> > >> > >> http://jaipurschool.bihu.in/ > >> > >> --------------------------------- > >> Sent from Yahoo! Mail. > >> A Smarter Email. > >> _______________________________________________ > >> assam mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > >> > >_______________________________________________ > >assam mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
