quote from 1886-regarding iWaq

[pansypoo53219]

i forgot to post this little gem here where it will be seen more. my blog gets too little traffic.

i am reading a 1906 10 vol set of famous orations and stumbled on this in one by James Bryce-1886 on the government of ireland bill b 1838 (he must have been living at the printing of the book)

What did the united states do when the civil war came to an end? first of all, they tried the experiment of governing the southern states by MILITARY OCCUPATION, and they found that that SYSTEM BROKE DOWN, because it was IMPOSSIBLE to keep the people in subjection and the country tranquil by military force alone. then they tried to govern it by the disfranchisement of all who took part in the war against the union: and they handed over the government to the negroes and a number of northern adventurers, and that system broke down(can you say green zone?). outrages, perpetrated on the negroes or on the northern men who had come down to the calolinas and tennessee, became frequent, and could not be checked by civil authorities. the condition of things in the south during those years was a scandal to the country.
then, at last, WITH STRONG PRACTICAL SENSE which becomes a free people, and which especially distinguishes the people of america, THEY CAME BACK TO THEIR ORIGINAL PRINCIPLES. They set up the southern states as self-governing communities on the old lines; they restored the suffrage TO ALL CITIZENS, declaring those who had taken part in the war to be exempt from further consequences; and then the outrages came to an end(sort of), and those disorderly southern communities became speedily prosperous and law abiding. the example of the united states is the strongest possible case you could have to show that a democratic system MUST BE TRUE TO ITSELF, and that only SO CAN IT SUCCEED.

yes, he is off on some of his history, BUT it still is handy for iWaq

[DavidDvorkin]

1. So you're saying that iWaq needs Jim Crow laws?

:)

[pansypoo53219]

2. no

we gotta get out. if the iraqqis have jim crow for the sunnis, well, sorry bout the getting rid of saddam.