Thread: 'Victory' in Tripoli, Libya. A big lie?

Libya had the highest literacy rate in Africa, ~88%. Soon to be half that. Democratic Shariah? LIBYA’S WAR FOR THE ABAYA
. oops, mistake. Found video says 83% literacy. Highest standard of living in Africa. Free health care.
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Was Libya a direct democracy? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamahiriya
."The Libyan government states that Libya is a direct democracy without any political parties, governed by its populace through local popular councils and communes (named Basic People's Congresses). Official rhetoric disdains the idea of a nation state, tribal bonds remaining primary, even within the ranks of the military of Libya.".
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.http://www.youtube.com/user/hhhpets#p/u/2/lXLQAUUpJwU
.Libya's unique form of government. http://www.youtube.com/user/hhhpets#p/u/1/lYe-s7FF3dg
http://www.youtube.com/user/hhhpets#p/u/7/TjrBzIv7zis. What is the truth?

I want to thank you all for discussing the situation, because the controversy has prompted me to look more and more into this. Very confusing, and very interesting.


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Originally Posted by Seraph

Libya had the highest literacy rate in Africa, ~88%.
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That's the kind of thing I was thinking about when I said it was a respected country.
The healthcare was good too.
Now everything is in pieces - they are doomed to at least a decade of chaos until things are as good as they were before.
They'll be drawn into the aid, military base, governmental "advisors" cycle...
I don't think Khaddaffi is great either, but total revolution, chaos and bombing the whole country to pieces.....?????? I doubt that's what the majority would have wanted.