Jon Richards is an author, journalist, actor, and cartoonist. His political cartoons are seen regularly in the Albuquerque Journal/Santa Fe, and at www.jonrichardsplace.com.
American Democracy will never come to Iran. American Democracy is based on a secular tradition. As long as Iran identifies it self as a Muslim nation and that Islam is the supreme law of the land it will never be a democracy.
Ben Dixon: American Democracy will never come to Iran. American Democracy is
That's certainly true, and a definite problem with our attempt to export a facet of our culture to a culture so alien from ours. If democracy is in fact the facet of our culture we're trying to export. And of course our democratic tradition isn't as secular as we would like to believe. An atheist, or for that matter even a non-Christian would have a tough time of it running for President here.
hp_blogger_Jonathan Richards: That's certainly true, and a definite problem with our attempt
Sadly I think you correct on how "unsecular" American democracy is and it is quite sad that an atheist would have such a hard time running for President in this country.
Ben Dixon: Sadly I think you correct on how "unsecular" American democracy
Superb.
So now we all wait 8 years for real change?