Dis, the tyranny you know is better than the anarchy you don't. Has it ever dawned on you that maybe we live in a controlled society and that maybe we aren't as free as we like to think? We think its okay, because that's what we know. How would we know any better unless we had a chance to live under something different?
Bill Maher had Damien Cave (NY Times) on his show this past Friday, live from Baghdad, and he was very frank about things in Iraq. He said that the people were better off under Saddam. He said that Saddam was not a nice guy, and that much of what he did was wrong, but he kept the country together and maintained a level of peace that allowed people to have regular lives. People now go to work (well, those lucky enough to have jobs) and they say goodbye to their loved ones like it is the last time they will ever see them again. I can't imagine living under those conditions. Those people must be aging prematurely every time they get out of bed. He said the worst thing is the displacement of people. He said that hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes in hopes of saving their lives. When you consider those two situations, Saddam is a better alternative. If you were a law abiding citizen, you had very little to worry about under Hussein. If you're a law abiding citizen under American occupation, your life is on the line every morning you wake up.
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