That's right Brit. And a few 'radicals' on Facebook getting upset about something petty is hardly news.
But we can't forget that we come from countries where we all have different opinions on various matters, but importantly, 99.9% of the populations of our countries all agree that we should be democratic.
In a country like Tunisia I would assume that there would exist a portion of the population that doesn't fundamentally believe that the country should be democratic, and that there should be gender equality, religious tolerance, and so on.
That poses a bit of a weird thought experiment. Should those in favor of democracy, accept and embrace the right of people to join parties that do not themselves accept and embrace democracy? Should one of the conditions of partaking in political discourse in democratic countries be an acceptance that democracy must be preserved?
Is it right to dictate who can participate in a democracy, or is that undemocratic?
Personally I can't see a way to reconcile and resolve that sort of problem.
That's right Brit. And a few 'radicals' on Facebook getting upset about something petty is hardly news.
But we can't forget that we come from countries where we all have different opinions on various matters, but importantly, 99.9% of the populations of our countries all agree that we should be democratic.
In a country like Tunisia I would assume that there would exist a portion of the population that doesn't fundamentally believe that the country should be democratic, and that there should be gender equality, religious tolerance, and so on.
That poses a bit of a weird thought experiment. Should those in favor of democracy, accept and embrace the right of people to join parties that do not themselves accept and embrace democracy? Should one of the conditions of partaking in political discourse in democratic countries be an acceptance that democracy must be preserved?
Is it right to dictate who can participate in a democracy, or is that undemocratic?
Personally I can't see a way to reconcile and resolve that sort of problem.