I read an article about the leader of a religious cult in Uganda who had led an army into raping, killing, and torturing other Ugandans, not to mention kidnapping to recruit new members. The international criminal court has charged him with war crimes and issued a warrant for his arrest. He claims he’s finished with what he’s doing, and he’ll surrender peacefully if he’s left alone, and apparently at least some of his victims are fine by that deal. It echoes an observation from Collapse, where natives of Rwanda accepted war as a population control measure. <\/p>\n
Let me tie this into the situation in Thailand. Bloodless coup. Corrupt government ousted. Minor protests, but no Tianamen square. Broad condemnation from the West. In terms of outcome, it’s still too early to say whether something good will emerge from it. The coup leader has the backing of their king, and has promised from square one to turn things over to a civilian government. <\/p>\n
My point here is maybe we don’t always know best. Sometimes I think imposing our values is fine. Stopping honor killings of women, say. Other times, I suspect not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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