One of the things I was glad to leave behind in my country of origin was the flagrant manipulation by powerful special interest groups of the presidential elections held every 4 years, lying to the people offering so much without any intention to deliver or accomplish it. In most cases these special groups (call them communists, socialists, extreme right, liberation theology clergy, the army, narco cartels, or foreign powers and organization) picked puppet candidates that they could manipulate at will, leaving the vast majority of the population without true representation and imposing a president that would promote their agenda. No one ever knew who was really running the country.
It would always get to the point that the only option that would be offered to the voters was to vote to elect the least bad of the candidates or to vote against the worst one.
Obviously under those circumstances, the future of the country was a predicted failure. The only thing for sure was that every new government ended up being worse than the one before: however, the manipulators expected the population to enjoy it and feel good because in the midst of our deteriorating situation we were to be proud of our democratic system so respectful of "so-called" human rights.
The truth is anarchy, corruption and failed governments.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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