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Pope criticizes West for trying to export own brand of democracy to Iraq, Libya
Topic Started: May 17 2016, 08:49 AM (285 Views)
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World | Mon May 16, 2016 4:45pm EDT

Pope Francis criticized Western powers for trying to export their own brand of democracy to countries such as Iraq and Libya without respecting indigenous political cultures, according to an interview published on Monday.

Speaking to France's Roman Catholic newspaper, La Croix, Francis also said Europe should better integrate migrants and praised the election of the new Muslim mayor of London as an example of where this had been successful.
Reuters
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Robert Stout
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It appears that the Pope is a fan of tribalism as a new form of democracy.............. :confused:
Jesus can raise the dead, but he can't fix stupid
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Stef
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Robert Stout
May 17 2016, 07:26 PM
It appears that the Pope is a fan of tribalism as a new form of democracy.............. :confused:
Nope.
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"Faced with current Islamist terrorism, we should question the way a model of democracy that was too Western was exported to countries where there was a strong power, as in Iraq, or Libya, where there was a tribal structure," he said.
"We cannot advance without taking these cultures into account," the pope said.
"As a Libyan said recently, 'We used to have one Gaddafi, now we have fifty", Francis said in reference to former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi who was deposed and killed in 2011.
Francis has frequently attacked what he calls "cultural colonialism", in which Western countries seek to impose their values on developing ones in return for financial aid.


Stef ;)
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coverpoint

Once again, Pope Francis hits the nail on the head.

"We cannot advance without taking these cultures into account,"

He seems to be one of the few world leaders that can see to the core of the problem.
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