Can the politicians of western democracies be really democratic? The apparatuses of power execution and public security are said to be states within the state. In the last consequence they conduct illegal actions against assumed enemies of the state, errors of justice and state murders included. Edgar Snowden had to flee from the USA to be able to object a violation of basic rights. In effect he had no right of democratic criticism in his own country.
Dear Holm;
Dear Napoleon;
I agree with the trouble dichotomization of the the West-East or North-South. However, I believe in looking, as academicians, to analytic boundaries beyond the established cannons and look evidence from context and get back to revisiting and rethinking on the established approaches, methods and analysis. Maybe, cann't we search for alternative or supportive explanations outside what is established for democracy or otherwise? I encourage Holm and hope more thought provoking issues emerge along the discussion.
Filmon (Ethiopia)
Dear Napoleon, dear Filmon,
you are totally right: My question had a Western bias and was formulated in an old-fashioned way. Well, I was influenced by our Western politicians, that normally think, only their democracies are real democracies, not so much democracies like in India, in the Philippines, or other countries. So - I am sorry to confess - I never thought of Eastern democracies to be better. My internal assumption was: even worse, sometimes just feints and dishonest claims to be a democracy. But I am ready to learn: Could you tell me Eastern democracies with well working modes of political participation? What about Ethiopia and Nigeria? What about special ethnologic traditions in political processes?
Nice to discuss with you
Holm
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