{"id":8749,"date":"2009-01-30T10:24:30","date_gmt":"2009-01-30T07:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/?p=8749"},"modified":"2023-04-08T14:22:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-08T11:22:44","slug":"modarator-of-davos-david-ignatius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/2009\/01\/30\/modarator-of-davos-david-ignatius\/","title":{"rendered":"MODERATOR OF DAVOS: David Ignatius"},"content":{"rendered":"

Article is written by the moderator of DAVOS David Ignaitus
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The Dignity Agenda<\/h1>\n

By David Ignatius<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday, October 14, 2007; Page B07 <\/span><\/p>\n

“We talk about democracy and human rights. Iraqis talk about justice and honor.” That comment from Lt. Col. David Kilcullen, made at a seminar last month on counterinsurgency, is the beginning of wisdom for an America that is trying to repair the damage of recent years. It applies not simply to Iraq<\/span> but to the range of problems in a world tired of listening to an American megaphone.<\/p>\n

Dignity is the issue that vexes billions of people around the world, not democracy. Indeed, when people hear President Bush<\/span> preaching about democratic values, it often comes across as a veiled assertion of American power. The implicit message is that other countries should be more like us — replacing their institutions, values and traditions with ours. We mean well, but people feel disrespected. The bromides and exhortations are a further assault on their dignity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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