Saturday, May 31, 2008
Voting and Democracy
Democracy in Russia means the wealth formerly monopolized by apparatchiks is now plundered by mafia. Democracy to peasants in Romania means being able to do what they want, like murder Gypsies. Democracy in Kosovo means they can now smuggle heroin and AK-47s. Still, they can all vote, so that's democracy, right? But wait, they got to vote when they were communists.
Maybe it's having more than one political party to bribe for kickbacks that makes them a democracy. That would make the definition universal.
Maybe it's having more than one political party to bribe for kickbacks that makes them a democracy. That would make the definition universal.
