Has democracy been restored fully in Pakistan?
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My wife has college friends who have been missionaries there since the mid 90's.  She gets emails from them about once every other month.  From the news we are getting from them, the answer to your question is a definite, without a doubt, NO!
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Theoretically yes, practically NO.\nIndia claims to be a secular state but is a Hindu dominated land with strong feelings against Muslims.\nRemember what happened with Babri mosque and the aftermath of its destruction?
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Although the answer to this depends on what you really mean by "is democracy enjoyed", I will take this as meaning can more then just the "influential & rich" participate in the democratic process of government.\n\nThis would be yes; India has a registered voter base of 620 million and enjoys a voter turnout rate of about 65%.  Ballots are also made with party symbols along with names to help with the issue high illiteracy.\n\nThere is open debate about the social benefit of democracy for a county as poor as India.  Democracy does not come cheap or easy.  Elections are time consuming and carry a heavy cost not just for the government, but also for the parties that participate.  Some argue that this is a drain of economic resources away from the more important needs of the people such as education and infrastructure needs.  \n\nIn addition, there are arguments that democracy as a system can be used by the "influential & rich" to entrench social systems that maintain the statues que and thus enslave the poor.
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How can you compare.  Iran is not a Democracy - it is an Islamic Theocracy.\nUnder that form of Government - you have no say as to how many hours you work.
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Hell no, a true democracy would only lead to a Islamic Theocracy similar to Iran, we need a strongman to oppress the people and keep them in line.
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It will all depend on change in the shift of US attitude towards the Military President of Pakistan who has been a stooge in their hands. A little change will prompt the democratic forces in Pakistan to come to the street against the autocratic rule by President Pervez.
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There is no way for democracy to exist in a religiously centered regime.  The religious regime will require that certain rules have to be followed no matter how much the people may oppose those rules.  Since the people can't reverse the religious rules, there isn't a democracy.  I would doubt that democracy can really thrive in arab nations as long as they are Islamic regimes.
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Since the ouster of Ferdinand Marcos the Philipines political landscape has been marked with instability -- i.e. coups and potential coups -- so this current episode seems par for the course.  Furthermore, martial law is never the "answer" when it comes to governance.  Democracy depends upon government respecting the will of the people, and unless the Philipine's armed forces get THAT message then instability will be all that that nation knows, at least for the foreseeable future.
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Religion and politics have had a spill over effect with regards to each other, to a large extent in Pakistan. Religious 'Islamic' parties have furthered their political agenda on the basis of religion as a unifying and vote-gaining factor. This is where in my opinion most of the problems have erupted. Religion, be it any, does not advocate unwarranted violence. \nWhile in the case of Pakistan, political protest has more than often taken a violent turn, and since the religiohs parties are inviolved at times, it has been associated with the religion being violent. \nReligious ppl here in pakistan, the educated kind, are not at all violent. They are regular ppl that you would encounter on the street. They might have a beard, but that does not mean that they are trigger happy ,or weild a sword at every non-muslim. \nThe violence emerges out of political unrest, and soem reliogious political leaders, who claim themsevles to be the vanguards of the faith, utilise it to garner votes. So its important to seperate any understanding of religious people and those who use religion to further political gains.
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Democracy is people's government.
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When the job is complete.\n\nSo far we have created a constitutional democracy that the Iraqi people selected in a national referendum.\n\nWe have had two successful (UN certified) elections.\n\nThe Iraqi army is gaining experience - and every week is taking over sectors that were formerly managed by US troops.\n\nThe Iraqi economy is booming.\n\nWe are making progress - but fixing Iraq is not something that can be done overnight.
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It has freely elected President and the Parliament. \nIts justice system is officially independent (of course there are some unofficial means to influence the courts). \nIt (still) has independent media. \n\nI think these three facts will qualify it as a democracy.
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Yes democracy is.The people are the legislature in a democracy.
1128703
Kicking Saddam Hussein off his "throne", a man who killed the most Muslims since Genghis Khan, a man who killed and overtook and attacked other Muslim countries Iran and Kuwait, sorry there can be no defense of Saddam. Iraq now has a democracy, the people have voted for new leaders a number of times creating a parliament, a Cabinet , and a President. The country and our efforts haven't been perfect, but the country has been brought up from the days of Saddam's sons pulling random women off the streets and raping them at will, shooting and torturing Olympic athletes because they lost, killing Shiites and Kurds with poison gas and slaughter. Unfortunately, Saddam is all most Iraqis know, therefore they may erroneously believe brutality and government go hand- in -hand. Like I said, we haven't been perfect, but generally we have tried to help the Iraqi people, even though many will be happy to see us go, it'll then be up to them to make a functional democracy work. We'll see how many, then say, the Americans pulled out too soon! The day will come when the Americans can't be blamed any more ,then what? It won't be American democracy anymore , but Iraqi, we'll see how well it goes.
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Yes, it is.  (It's also a republic, capitalist, etc.)  It's not a "direct" democracy in the sense of submitting everything to a direct vote of the people, but the people do have ultimate power.  As a practical matter, the people frequently don't exercise the power they have -- they often don't bother voting, or don't educate themselves on issues -- but the power is there if they choose.
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That's right.  General Musharraf, a non-Democratic leader who seized power, is the best ally we could possibly have from a place like Pakistan.  If they had a Democratically-elected leader who reflected the attitudes of the people, he would be strongly anti-American since the overwhelming majority of Pakistani people are.  Bush's policy of encouraging Democracy should not apply here!
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Democracy spread during the 1990's as a result of the collapse of Communist rule over the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. This process was more a feature of the late 1980's and early 1990's. It was also a trend in Latin America, Southeast Asia, Taiwan and S Korea. Some Arab and African states—notably Lebanon and the Palestinian Authority— moved towards greater liberal democracy in the 1990s and 2000s. As a result of these changes, more than 50% of the world's population lived in democratic regimes in 2000.