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Re: The State of our Union

Posted By: MANGO, on host 24.91.221.228
Date: Thursday, January 30, 2003, at 17:54:37
In Reply To: Re: The State of our Union posted by Sam on Thursday, January 30, 2003, at 15:12:27:

> Your homework assignment is to explain how Hussein was re-elected with 100% voter turnout except in a dictatorial society in which rebellion is punished with torture or death. Not even threat of imprisonment would do it.

I didn't say he was a bad leader, in fact I think he is an excellent one. He has (somehow) made his (let's call them subjects) like him and believe in him. Everyone voted for him for fear that anyone who didn't would be "punished." There was no way for anyone to get 50% of the people to vote against Hussein, so they all voted for him. I doubt all Iraqis honestly like their leader, or wouldn't rather have a different one. Just because they can't speak their ideas doesn't mean they can't think them. However, the fact that he is so powerful and feared only reflects how great, charismatic, and influential of a dictator he really is.

MA"Ok, so I made some mistakes in my last post. Oh well."NGO

Replies To This Message

Re: The State of our Union - TOM - Thu, 1/30/2003, 18:12:05
- Re: The State of our Union - MANGO - Thu, 1/30/2003, 18:32:42
  - Re: The State of our Union - TOM - Thu, 1/30/2003, 18:45:18
    - Re: The State of our Union - MANGO - Thu, 1/30/2003, 19:06:17
      - Re: The State of our Union - Dave - Thu, 1/30/2003, 19:17:19
        
        Re: The State of our Union - MANGO - Thu, 1/30/2003, 19:29:04
        
        Re: The State of our Union - Darien - Thu, 1/30/2003, 19:50:49
        
        Re: The State of our Union - MANGO - Fri, 1/31/2003, 12:59:02
        
        Re: The State of our Union - MANGO - Thu, 1/30/2003, 19:57:00
        
        Re: The State of our Union - Sam - Thu, 1/30/2003, 20:36:00
        
        Re: The State of our Union - Eric Sleator - Thu, 1/30/2003, 20:19:22
        
        Re: The State of our Union - Darien - Thu, 1/30/2003, 19:56:37
        
        Re: The State of our Union - Dave - Thu, 1/30/2003, 19:34:57
        
        Re: The State of our Union - MANGO - Thu, 1/30/2003, 19:36:20
        
        Re: The State of our Union - Dave - Thu, 1/30/2003, 20:04:21

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Message:	> > Your homework assignment is to explain how Hussein was re-elected with 100% voter turnout except in a dictatorial society in which rebellion is punished with torture or death. Not even threat of imprisonment would do it. > > I didn't say he was a bad leader, in fact I think he is an excellent one. He has (somehow) made his (let's call them subjects) like him and believe in him. Everyone voted for him for fear that anyone who didn't would be "punished." There was no way for anyone to get 50% of the people to vote against Hussein, so they all voted for him. I doubt all Iraqis honestly like their leader, or wouldn't rather have a different one. Just because they can't speak their ideas doesn't mean they can't think them. However, the fact that he is so powerful and feared only reflects how great, charismatic, and influential of a dictator he really is. > > MA"Ok, so I made some mistakes in my last post. Oh well."NGO
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