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Tuesday, February 17, 2004

"Democrazy"

Fareed Zakaria, author of The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad, would doubtless agree with Cho Se-hyon about the chaos that results from abuses of the democratic system of government. Mr. Cho, in an article entitled Quid pro quo, describes the current Korean situation thusly:
    "The greed and selfishness of many individuals and groups, coupled with a gutless and rudderless national leadership with no vision for the future, are driving the nation into utter, unending confusion and chaos. I have the feeling the country is like a car driven by a blind man running at full speed toward a brick wall."