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"Further more Yemen is leading pioneer in democratic practice, lots of brothers and friends testified on that"

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“Further more Yemen is leading pioneer in democratic practice” is the kind of grand claim that immediately signals defensive messaging, not confident reportage. The grammar stumble in “Further more” and the unsteady phrasing (“leading pioneer”) matter: they create a breathless, second-language urgency that reads less like a thesis than a rebuttal mid-argument. Saleh isn’t building a case; he’s trying to stop one from forming.

The intent is reputational triage. By framing Yemen as a “pioneer,” he reaches for moral prestige and historical priority at once, a rhetorical shortcut that dodges measurable details: elections when, institutions how, protections for whom. “Democratic practice” is conspicuously vague, a phrase that can mean everything from voting rituals to genuine pluralism. That vagueness is the point; it’s a soft-focus lens over hard political realities.

Then comes the tell: “lots of brothers and friends testified on that.” Instead of citing laws, observers, or outcomes, he cites relationships. “Brothers and friends” evokes solidarity networks, patronage, and diaspora or regional allies - credibility by affiliation rather than evidence. “Testified” borrows the language of courtrooms and truth commissions, but here it functions like social proof: trust me because my people back me.

Contextually, it sits neatly in the genre of posturing common to states and publics under scrutiny, where “democracy” becomes a protective label. The subtext is anxiety about external judgment and internal legitimacy: if Yemen can be named democratic, then criticism becomes bias, and power can be recast as representation.

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APA Style (7th ed.)
Saleh, Ali A. (2026, January 16). Further more Yemen is leading pioneer in democratic practice, lots of brothers and friends testified on that. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/further-more-yemen-is-leading-pioneer-in-138639/

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Saleh, Ali A. "Further more Yemen is leading pioneer in democratic practice, lots of brothers and friends testified on that." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/further-more-yemen-is-leading-pioneer-in-138639/.

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"Further more Yemen is leading pioneer in democratic practice, lots of brothers and friends testified on that." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/further-more-yemen-is-leading-pioneer-in-138639/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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