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The painful experience of mankind in its endeavor for peace shows that those who gain power with force, retain it with force. This is a fact. No matter how they have democratic ideas know, they will do that. This is a mechanical view that holds no more for human situation: if you don't like tyrant, topple it down. What comes after that is not important. It will be better anyway. I think this is the time for think. Democracy is not something that could be gained with violence. Democracy needs peace. Democracy is like a baby that must be nurtured.

Unfortunately, recently we have witnessed some organized movements accelerating intercultural demonization in the Middle East. This is natural consequence of violence but what is concerning is that some elites of cultural groups found this situation as a good ladder to power. Issuing irresponsible statements about other groups and trying to make the region bloodshed is not the right way to democracy. New communication facilities have made direct communication between ethnicities easier and so they are aware of differences better than they were before. Surprisingly, this has made intercultural demonization a ubiquitous phenomenon. Iraq is the best example that demonstrates this situation. In Iraq you can see the new phenomenon of "Integrated neighborhoods". This is the result of ethnic cleansing in all neighborhoods. Each neighborhood consists of same and similar people. This paves the way for collective decisions about outer groups. You can see the outcome in your primetime news magazine. I am not optimist about the future of this game. Unlike sports games, in human games all parties will lose or will win.   

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