Monday, November 03, 2008

The Privilege of the Non-Canine American


We've lived and worked in a lot of different countries and have seen everything from communism to kleptocracy to monarchy and beyond. After all that we've experienced, we agree with Winston Churchill, who, in a speech before the British House of Commons on 11 November 1947, said:

"Many forms of Government have been tried and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government ... except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time."

Tomorrow is Election Day in the U.S. Vote for the people you think are best suited to represent our communities and lead our nation. Then celebrate our imperfect, chaotic, wonderfully free democratic republic -- and be thankful for the privilege.

(Note: Sarawat's political opinions are her own and do not reflect the official policy of the U.S. Government. She can’t vote in any case.)

1 comment:

Eric Johnson said...

She can’t vote in any case.

But that's blatant speciesism!

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