Democracy
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Politics
“We are here to stay”
Quoting Nawaz Sharif’s defiant ‘we are here to stay’ speech and Khan’s reported conciliation, the poster hopes Pakistan gets a decisive leader, neither a fire-breather nor a passive observer, as…
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Politics
Viva Afghanistan!!!!
Welcoming the Ghani-Abdullah deal on an international audit of Afghanistan’s ballots and a national unity government, the author argues democracy depends on losers accepting results in good faith, and that…
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Politics
Afghan crisis (long war- section 2)
On Abdullah Abdullah’s refusal to concede the Afghan presidency, the author says what matters in an early democracy is the counting and the loser’s patience, as John Kerry warns of…
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Politics
Who should win the next Noble?
Reading Mark Lilla’s essay, the poster says it laments that Islamism has replaced communism as bad theory with bad practice, and that the Middle East needs a Muslim thinker to…
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25 June 1975 (the importance of freedom)
Marking the Emergency on 25 June, the post contrasts Indira Gandhi’s claim that food matters more than freedom with Jayaprakash Narayan’s defence of liberty, warns that threats to freedom now…
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Politics
Europe faces a political crisis
Citing Peter Mair’s Ruling the Void, the poster argues Europe faces a crisis of democracy as voters turn on distrustful elites and Brussels, warning that only authoritarian-capitalist or Islamist models…
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Politics
William Dalrymple: Afghanistan > India
Reports William Dalrymple’s view that Afghanistan’s top presidential candidates outclass Modi, Rahul Gandhi and Kejriwal, with the poster replying that elites without a vote base lack authority and that a…
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Politics
The People vs. the Coalition against Genocide
The poster argues that democracy, not an outside power, has defeated liberals over Modi, since there is no vote bank for liberal ideologies. It also claims India now mirrors Pakistan…
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Congratulations India
Omar congratulates India on a smoothly conducted, credible election and the winning BJP, hoping the new government treats all citizens fairly and works for regional and international peace.
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Politics
Kick-off (8am Delhi, 330am London, 1030pm New York)
As counting starts, the poster reproduces a Dawn interview with former Chief Election Commissioner S. Y. Quraishi on how India’s Election Commission runs the world’s biggest vote, contrasting its authority…