A more democratic Iraq has become a more violent Iraq. Similarly, elections in Palestine did not persuade Hamas to turn its back on violence any more than elections in Lebanon dissuaded Hezbollah from initiating the current crisis in the Middle East.
不幸的是，现实并非支持这一观点。在像英国那样成熟的民主国家中长大的人还是脱离社会并走向极端。更为民主的伊拉克成为了更为充满暴力的伊拉克。同样，巴勒斯坦选举并未让哈马斯放弃暴力，正如黎巴嫩阻止真主党发动当前的中东危机一样。