The Failure of Imported Democracies in the Third World , or the End of a Scam ?
The thought of facts by Hubert Marlin Elingui Jr .
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Editorial
The Failure of Imported Democracies in the Third World , or the End of a Scam ?
The thought of facts by Hubert Marlin Elingui Jr .
Flashmag ! Issue 151 July 2024
« The true failure of democracy lies not in its ideals , but in its inability to take root in soils impoverished by centuries of inequality and economic dependence . This maxim summarizes in one sentence the failure of democracies often imposed by the standards widely promoted by the West and its secular arm , the world ’ s policeman , the United States of America .
The regimes that govern peoples have no miracle panacea that applies to all . They are rather a reflection of their aspirations and their scars . Where freedom is an unattainable dream , stability becomes an imperative necessity .
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However , it would be misguided to say that a people would reject the freedom to express themselves in exchange for stability in an unjust and inhumane system , as there is no stability without the happiness of being free to say what one thinks and to take responsibility for it . Moreover , the principles of freedom and justice inherent to every conscious human being should not be confused with the concept of democracy organized in a political scheme where unnatural alliances are forged for the conquest of power by an elite very little inclined to serve a people they manipulate with the utmost shameless condescension . That said , it is logical to think that democracy imposed by force and violent regime changes are an incestuous scam , when one knows that the founding principle of democracy , which is freedom , is first assassinated by democracy of force .