Is Democracy the Killer of Liberty?

Mtazamaji · 2011-05-08T16:29:49+00:00

Nimekutana na hii article naomba wadau tuijadili specifically katika mazingira yetu ya Tanzania I repeat: Is democracy the killer of liberty? The dictionary defines democracy as the rule of the people. Even at its best, democracy is the worst form of government except for all the rest, according to Winston Churchill. Is democracy a very bad form of government? Does it hold the threat of destroying humanitys most precious right liberty? Here are some things to think about. In the so-called democratic societies, a semblance of democracy hobbles along with fits and starts, always on the verge of complete subversion and collapse. For instance, the Western democracies are representative democracies where the ordinary citizens do not rule. A representative democracy is, in effect, a plutocracy where moneyed people and powerful interest groups rule. The societys rulers form a pyramid. At the base of the pyramid, we have the closest thing to democracy. The individual citizen has some sway on the locally elected officials such as the sheriff, the mayor, the city councilman, and the like. As we go up the pyramid, the voice of the individual citizen diminishes while the influence of money and power groups expands. It is a fact that, without funds, one cannot even run for the citys dogcatcher. At the very least, the aspiring candidate needs money for posters or some handbills to make himself known to the electorate and argue why they should elect him and not his opponent......... Read the full article @ Is Democracy the Killer of Liberty? - International Analyst Network Je tukichukila mfano wa nchi yetu tanzania kuna ukweli na hoja ya msingi kwenye uchambuzi wa huyu mtaalam? Binafsi naona kuna kweli sababu najiuliza kwa nini bunge halina mkulima wa pamba, kahawa etc nawasilisha

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Start date May 8, 2011

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