The meaning of democracy
Monday, August 7th, 2006Yesterday while coming back to Mexico, the airplane tumbled three times, and it dit it strong enough to make some people shout and the pilot ask his crew to return immediately to their seats and do not stand up until we landed.
It seems like our country is shaking other structures as well as the yesterday’s plane. Unfortunately, Mexico’s democracy is shaking because of the tiranny of the minorities. Our democracy is only focusing in the legality and legitimacy of elections, and the politicians have abused of the ignorance in order to proclaim their victory. The tiranny of the minority seems to have no end. None of the three political parties have a real majority, even more, the people that did not voted in our past election are as much as those who voted for the two political parties with more votes together.
It’s a shame that our country and our city, is living this situation where the posibilities and choices are less, not only in connection with political parties but with sore day to day decissions like which street am I gonna drive?
Victoria, the capital of the Beutiful (a well deserved adjective) British Columbia is a city where democracy is not a flag for politicians but a way of life. I am not sure if someone overthere will read this but I am positive amazed for what I saw. In this beautiful city you can use Toyota Prius as taxi cabs (hybrids) or even arrive to the city in a ship powered by biodiesel. Long live Victoria!
For all of our third world leaders a simple question: when are you going to realize that democracy is not being the dictator of o piece of land but a way of life in which making choices is the best way to have a better life? when we, the people are going to understand this and fight for it? When are we going to understand the meaning of democracy?