Please don’t get me wrong, I enjoy living in a free country.
- Where I can freely embrace and promote my Christian faith
- Where I can blog all I want without fear of being jailed or censured
- Where I can surf websites of my choice
- Where I can freely choose where to live, where to work
- Where I can freely express my sentiments to groups and individual
- Where I can freely choose what to read, listen, watch and even what to eat
- Where I can disagree with the Government
- Where I can freely choose a leader
- And a lot more
But sometimes, democracy sucks!
I don’t understand the arrogance of a small and noisy, but perhaps an “elite” group who would impose their political choice to the majority, who are sometimes “poor” or less influential.
In our part of the world, since the fall of the dictators in 1986, the Philippines embraced liberal democracy and introduced “people power” to the world.
I was still a student then, and I proudly took part in history. I was one of the warm bodies who participated in the peaceful assembly to bring about change in Government, the event was also known as “EDSA 1” in the Philippines and “people power” to the world.
The peaceful change of government thru people power was embraced by the world and also led to peaceful changes of government in other nations.
With the success of the 1986 people power, this playbook was used again to remove another seating President, Joseph Estrada, in 2001. But the crowd on this version, also known as EDSA 2 is relatively smaller compared to EDSA 1.
Smaller but more influential in society. Likewise, this version of people power was equally criticized for ignoring the choice of the majority as reflected in the elections. Legal and constitutional issues were also raised.
The same approach was again used but failed to remove President Gloria Arroyo. This was also known as EDSA 3. This one though is ugly, violent, and bloody.
This led me to think that in this instance; when a dissatisfied group who happens to be influential, can create noise and other disturbances to force a seating leader to step down, disregarding due process and respect to the result of the elections and/or the voice of the silent majority, democracy sucks!
Looks like this is what’s happening in Thailand. In my opinion, when people are killed or hurt for a dissenting political view, this is mob rule and no longer a democracy.
What do you think?
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Before monarchy was introduced in Israel (old testament), the practice was “theocracy”
on another note, though am no fan of Marcos, my childhood days was on the 70’s and I have fond memories of the city then
1. Peso to Dollar rate is 6-7 to 1
2. Disciplined commuters
3. Clean city
I like it. This discussion enters a new phase as it journeys. Woe to mankind when religious tenets and/or axioms are brought into man-agement. On the secular issues, mankind hardly meets the “standards” midway so that leaves wonderment if and when religious teachings are pointed to. I do agree about “benevolent dictators” but may I add IF they stay on course because Again, I differ about Democracy for the simple reason that the people are being hoodwinked, befuddled and manipulated when it comes to making their choice. And that isn’t what Democracy truly means. Good comment from you though, bluelabel… Read more »