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The elections and government-building in Iraq bring into sharp focus the importance and relevance of our own (US) founding. Jefferson and the founding fathers of America were radical visionaries convinced that a secular nation with a wall of separation between church and state was the only way to secure peace and freedom for the citizens. Consider the Iraq predicament: Instead of a secular government with various groups represented fairly and democratic freedom for all, Iraq may choose a theocracy based on the laws of Islam to govern its people. Thomas Jefferson was wise enough to spy the trend of declining freedom when religion creeps into governing a nation. Now, Americans fear that Iraqis may make the wrong choice. Americans need to look in the mirror and ask, "Are we in America doing everything we can to appreciate, support, and solidify the secular and pluralistic nature of our own government?"
Interesting info on why the world hates us...
Democracy Now! Noam Chomsky: U.S. Might Face "Ultimate Nightmare" in Middle East Where Shiites Control Most of World's Oil - This is Chomsky speaking about bully-merica.
Democracy Now! Confessions of an Economic Hit Man - U.S. cheats poor countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars by lending them more money than they could possibly repay and then taking over their economies.
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