Thomas Sowell reflects on events in Egypt:
If there was ever a time when people in Western democracies might be excused for thinking that Western institutions could simply be exported to other nations to create new free democracies, that time has long passed.
[From Is Democracy Viable? – Thomas Sowell – Townhall Conservative]
He’s saying there are conditions required of a nation before it can become truly free and democratic. I believe he is right. It requires a certain set of shared beliefs about reality, among other things. Much as I would love to see freedom throughout the Middle East, Islam does not support those beliefs.
Hat tip to Douglas Groothuis for the link.
