Politics

There is no balance between freedom and security. Free people are secure, but since nobody is free, everybody is insecure.

Afghans have already learned about the corruption inherent in democracy.

"But what about the millions of Afghans who, in some cases, risked their lives to vote? They've lost faith in the process. It went on too long and, to many, came to be more about making peace between Ghani and Abdullah than honoring people's choices.
"People performed their responsibility on Election Day," said Ajmal Waisal, of Tirinkot in Oruzgan province last month. "They took risks... But no one respects the people's votes.""

That didn't take long.

The Scottish independence movement is not dead.

Lessons from Scottish secession movement.