If the party is sincere about democracy, many academics say it should begin by encouraging it within its own ranks.
Here was a man of conviction, and also of sincere loyalty to the party, who made a silly mistake.
"I think she is a sincere believer in the party and its ambition to create this strong, powerful, rich China," he says.
And yet, there it is.'" And yet, there it is: the small state is the crowning and sincere desire of the party's intellectual wing.
Defending the odd unpopular position, it follows, may be politically helpful: like a kind of irrational exuberance, it can make a party look sincere, principled, and so on, shaping the underlying character judgments on which voting choices are ultimately made.
The MPLA also claims it has cut poverty from 68% of the population in 2002 to around 39% in 2009, and raised average life expectency from 42 to 52. "We have to be serious and sincere," said Rui Pinto de Andrade, a party spokesman, speaking at its headquarters on Ho Chi Minh Street.
"Americans deserve a more thoughtful and sincere debate between the parties".
"He immediately realised the serious error, [made] sincere apologies to all parties and obviously [has] deep regret.
On Sunday, Mr. Thaksin issued a statement through his lawyer that called on "all sides to step back from this terrible abyss and seek to begin a new, genuine and sincere dialogue between the parties".
We here at CrunchGear would like to offer our most sincere congratulations to all parties involved, but seriously, can we get more than 5 maps next time?
