Africa: Elections - Real Choice, or No Change? (South African Institute of International Affairs)

Africa faces a spate of parliamentary and presidential polls before the end of the year.

Author: Elder
Tue Sep 2 05:27:00 2008

That is correct, because one man one vote is a fallacy inherited from more developed countries. If more than 80% of the population are relatively well to do, faily educated and informed, and if proposed leaders are themselves led by principles which they never violet; if leaders get into office to help and facilitate, then one man one vote democracy works. To the contrary, high levels of illiteracy, poverty, lack of knowledge; leaders who are poor and think being in public office is their means of living, leaders with no core values (e.g. justice, love, service, selflessness, then one man one vote is a fallacy which should be abandoned. In its place autocracy or representation by a few enlightened individuals might work, even if those few end up serving largely their personal interests. At least there would be less blood shed during staged elections like the one we saw in Zimbabwe. Draw the contrast to the US election currently underway. I wish to elaborate on this one man one vote fallacy at some point.

Author: Think about it
Tue Sep 2 15:45:53 2008

Most of what Elder says is correct/I put the voting issue thus,the majority is not always correct,ie,flat earth,larger items fall faster than small ones, and a miriad of others.Who said it I dunno, but man was he dumb.





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