I heard on Radio 4 this morning that door to door canvassers in Iraq had been kidnapped, arrested and one had even been beheaded! I think in light of this and other atrocities that get little media attention, we all have a responsibility to take our democracy a little more seriously. We all whine and moan about the sad lives we have but forget that there are millions of people worldwide risking their lives for just a small percentage of what we have.
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
What price democracy?
I heard on Radio 4 this morning that door to door canvassers in Iraq had been kidnapped, arrested and one had even been beheaded! I think in light of this and other atrocities that get little media attention, we all have a responsibility to take our democracy a little more seriously. We all whine and moan about the sad lives we have but forget that there are millions of people worldwide risking their lives for just a small percentage of what we have.
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Those stories are why I try not to listen to the news too often. But, so true.
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