"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:pP66c.32334$_w.539962@attbi_s53...
No one is applying a "moral system" to another culture -- we are saying that
democracy is what freedom *is* all about. This crosses all ethnic,
religious, and cultural boundaries.

I was about to say that democracy is a particular instance of many
possible freedoms, and I sincerely believe so, but I have to admit
that the universal declaration of human rights, in its article 21,
explicitly states that democracy (although it doesn't name it) is a
human right. So I accept your position.

How do YOU define "freedom," if not freedom from tyranny?

Please don't tell me you believe that the US is against tyrannies! You
can't be so naive!