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From: raghu@rlgvax.UUCP (Raghu Raghunathan)
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Subject: Re: 3rd world savages
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> > Say what
> > you like about imperialists, they do tend to keep the natives from each
> > others' throats.
> 

	Agreed. But they kept "peace" through complete dominance and with
	a heavy handed rule. In my opinion conflicts and blood-shed are part
	of the growth of every free country and in the long run better than	
	"peace thru dominance".

	I could argue that Abraham Lincoln, had he imposed military rule
	in America just before the civil war and ruled as a dictator (assuming
	that is possible in America), could have maintained "peace" and
	avioded all the violence and killing that went with the civil war.
	But I am sure everyone will agree that having a civil war and getting
	the differences out in the open was far better in the long run.

	It is a similar case now in many 3rd world countries. You must keep in
	mind that Independent India is less than 40 years old, and as such
	is experiencing growing pains and the turmoil that go with it. As
	things get consolidated and the people become more mature, things will
	stabilize just as they did in America. America may be a "almost perfect
	democracy" now, but it wasn't so not too many years back.

	What bugs me about the American government is that they go about
	criticizing the "human rights violation" in 3rd world countries without
	stopping to consider that America has had a good human rights record
	only in the past few decades. Americans should be more understanding
	and give the 3rd world countries a chance to grow up and mature. I am
	sure after 200 years of democracy, India will become a far better
	society than it is now, just as did America.