Farouk Martins Aresa @oomoaresa
We saw the Suppression of democracy and abuse of people’s free will to
express themselves, not only in the so called Third World countries but
inside the Congress called the Bastion of Democracy: shaken six years
ago, four years ago and a few months ago that ended in Impeachment. Yet,
the determination of the unruly minority overwhelmed the majority in the
world’s most admired country, a couple of days ago.
We had witnessed the ugly side of power and how power absolutely
corrupts. We were led to believe that struggle for power, thuggery and
inability to concede to winning opponents only happen in Third World
countries. It was just a matter of time before gerrymandering, Electoral
votes preference over popular votes and party selection of Prime
Minister show the strains of this weary thing called western democracy.
Actually, the days of naked vandals looking for countries as
protectorates and religious converts may be old fashioned; they now come
in disguise as foreign aids, loans and technology transfer. Just like
the old religious baptism. Better result has been achieved by preaching
freedom, democracy or communism and Peace. Peace by insurrectionists
that invaded the so called bastion of democracy in the United States
Congress.
Compare that Peace to the way Black Lives Matter Protesters were treated
by Police in Ferguson and elsewhere in the USA. The popular votes most
Western democracy depend on to express the wish of the people has been
compromised and even usurped by disproportional representation of the
privileged and powerful in their Houses of decision makers.
The recent elections in Britain and the United States have exposed the
frailty of humans no matter where we are. If we add the nefarious
surveillance and subtle interference of Russia and China, not only in
the developing countries but boldly in Britain’s Brexit Referendum and
United States Election in 2016, the pictures become clearer.
The repercussions of Brexit majority Government of Deal or No-Deal and
the American 2016 Election will be felt in years to come worldwide. So
much so, as people of goodwill wonder if we have actually progressed
beyond the ancient mentality of the survival of the fittest. We like to
portray ourselves as civilized but acted beastly when we became
desperate to retain the grip on power and the privilege it provides, no
matter what.
It is hypocritical to claim the parties that benefited from Russia’s
activities did not realize it as they ignored all counter intelligence.
The reason is clear, when the white majority are comfortable, they are
assured of the votes since the minority votes posed no threat. When the
numbers of minorities increased in Britain and the United States: the US
President preferred the immigrants from Norway to boast their white
population.
Britain wanted to shut out more immigrants from poor European Union,
Arab and African countries but trade with Canada and USA. If Russia
overt surveillance helped achieve the same objectives during the
Election or Referendum, so be it. These problems indicate what we
witnessed in dictatorships and in those countries that choose their
religious leaders and Dictators as Head of State.
Democracy, Dictatorship, Theocracy and Military rule by the privileged
have become distorted. Whoever rules, Police and Military are used to
suppress the silent majority in order to retain power. The unfortunate
truth is that those with superior powers of violence still dominate most
world communities no matter where we are. There is no one, people or
power that has the monopoly on violence.
It has gripped most communities to an unprecedented level in the so
called civilized or modern climes. Peaceful demonstrations have led to
riots when forcefully put down by Police that have eventually led to
anarchy while repulsive local terrorists get away with bombing buildings
down. Especially when these familiar right wing forces that invade and
threaten peaceful protests are bent on controlling opponents they
disagree with.
The collateral damage has not ceased, particularly in the Middle East
where SuperPowers test their might and send messages to internal and
external “foes”. It is now a fact that once a country developed
nuclear weapons, they are safe from arbitrary attacks based on fiat,
economic domination and dictations from the economic powers looking for
free and cheap labor.
What this has led to is the creation of additional SuperPowers from
China spreading to Korea and the Middle East. Chairman Mao of China made
the choice between famine and nuclear power until his country achieved
both. He concluded that no economic power was worth its salt if China
could not protect itself from vandals or soldiers of Fortune. Any
surprise that North Korea is following the same doctrine?
In democracy the rich exploit the poor and in communism the poor exploit
the rich. These consequences are not that different since both forms of
governments claim one is more democratic than the other. Only countries
that cannot find their bearings would adopt a hypocritical system of
governance blindly without looking deep into their own cultures to find
the form of Government that blends with their own cultures.