'Unterschätzt die Demokratie im Irak nicht!'
As someone who grew up in this country under the rule of Saddam, I have always been fascinated by the political discourse in post-2003 Iraq. Iraqi democracy is flawed and far from perfect. But it is extremely important to keep reminding people not to underestimate their relative ability to pick their leaders freely. Human memory is unfortunately short and especially for younger Iraqis who did not grow up in an ultimate autocracy, it becomes too easy to take for granted their relative capability of making a choice.