David Aaronovitch on Global Democracy and the Left

Speaking at the Unlock Democracy fringe at the Compass Conference on 9 June 2007, David Aaronovitch answers the question 'Does the left in Government have a duty to promote democracy worldwide?'. 4 of 4.

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[BeholdZeus]

And the irony of his winning the George Orwell prize is all the more hilarious!

[45erwx7]

He makes a good point that democracy is essential to social change.

[Elcristoph]

@GriefTourist ok, thats either a protest about isreal expanding into the west bank in which case I agree its a problem.. OR your just being racist and anti semitic, the warning sign to facist leanings usualy starts with crys if a jewish conspiricy..

[GriefTourist]

@Elcristoph

fascism these days is 'anything the zionazis don't like'

[Elcristoph]

@GriefTourist Im guessing your one of the so called left that goes out of its way to suport facism..

[LucaEnzo]

@GriefTourist

Disagree if you will but to say he is a liar is a disservice to yourself.

[LucaEnzo]

@PurpleHoneyBear

Should the western world not intervene to topple dictatorships and enable that country to hold its own elections?

[cott2696]

@GriefTourist how is he lying?

[PurpleHoneyBear]

The US tried to stop Democracy from spreading to Iraq. The Bush Administration kicked and screamed in an attempt to avoid anything resembling a democracy. They just sold it as spreading democracy. That's good PR, nothing more.

[GriefTourist]

watch and learn folks, a skilled liar at work

[RadiclCntrarian]

Hugo Chavez has done nothing whatsoever to democracy in Venezuela. He has, in fact, advanced the cause of democracy. This is the reason why 1 he was the victim of an American-activated coup in 2002 and 2 is despised amongst Western elites. The notion that you can hear nothing of Venezuela's apparent dissent into dictatorship is absurd. The Independent continues to publish stories on this very subject. Not to mention D. Hannan who wrote of the entire continent descending into dictatorship.