We always say that in a democratic system, people deserve the government that they choose. We often take the word "deserve" to mean that "you get who you vote"; however, rarely does anyone reflect on the deeper meaning behind it - the elected government reflect the people's mentality.
The fact that a country has a racist government doesn't only reflect the effectiveness of the party's great machinery in wooing the people during elections. On a larger scale, it reflects the fact that people themselves choose to endorse racism in these parties by giving them their precious votes. People themselves are in some way racist, so they get precisely what they are - a government manifesting the racial lens from which everyone views the world.
Of course there will be non-racists who are going to suffer because of the majority's decision, but sadly, that's just how democracy works. So next time when you are about to start ranting "why is our government so racist", take a look at a mirror. You can probably see a racist standing right in front of you. It's us, not them. They are us.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Democracy
1 comment:
The government is racist because the government is racist. The reason why they stay in power I surmise is because:
a) Those favoured by the government are the majority
b) Those less favoured may still vote for the government because they either
i) are idiots or,
ii) choose 'stability' in the sense that they know what to expect
I assume you're talking about a particular government so I must say that IMHO, it's not just the racism that ticks many people off. It's just the gross inefficiencies of not just the government, but many of its peripheral agencies. Despite many of the successes this particular government has had over the past years and decades, I am less than enthusiastic about the way many other things have turned out...but let's not go there...
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