Democracy hope or false promise
Does Democracy work? Is democracy even compatible with every country in the world? As we move into the future is democracy the answer? Can democracy revive and save what many consider countries in the third world? Democracy hope or false promise. As we move further into the future and the upcoming crisis facing humanity I often wonder what can I do (we do) to make the world a better place. Can our current form of ruling ahem excuse me governing people truly work in this climate? Many people brag about democracy and others are even willing to go to war to spread democracy throughout the world. Yet instill the world is in turmoil.
Take Nigeria for example a country that has been under the arm of democracy for seven years and its transformation has been slow and stifled by a political culture of intimidation that has led to neglect and even worse disillusionment. In 2000, when Nigeria began to embrace democracy nearly 84% of the population were satisfied with the state of its new government but six year later only 25% of the population feels that way. Now all transformation are difficult and most new democracies suffer from the letdown of high expectations but the drop in Nigeria is startling only Zimbabwe has a lower score.
At the top of the list Nigeria's democracy issues is greed as politicians are literally killing their people by stealing the money for health care, schools, clean water and everything else that should be provided for the people.
If current President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo can successfully pass the baton to the next elected president it will be the first time that Nigeria has handed over power from one civilian government to another but if the election fails given the current state of things it may lead the country towards a military takeover bringing the country back into despotism.
Of America has a lot at stake for democracy to stay intact and grow in Nigeria as it is the fifth largest supplier of oil more importantly one in six Africans is Nigerian and Nigeria is the economic and political fulcrum on which West Africa balances.
But in a country where 31 of its 36 governors are under federal investigation for corruption and 5 have been impeached we have a nation on the brink of a meltdown.
The democracy experiment in Nigeria continues.
Take Nigeria for example a country that has been under the arm of democracy for seven years and its transformation has been slow and stifled by a political culture of intimidation that has led to neglect and even worse disillusionment. In 2000, when Nigeria began to embrace democracy nearly 84% of the population were satisfied with the state of its new government but six year later only 25% of the population feels that way. Now all transformation are difficult and most new democracies suffer from the letdown of high expectations but the drop in Nigeria is startling only Zimbabwe has a lower score.
At the top of the list Nigeria's democracy issues is greed as politicians are literally killing their people by stealing the money for health care, schools, clean water and everything else that should be provided for the people.
If current President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo can successfully pass the baton to the next elected president it will be the first time that Nigeria has handed over power from one civilian government to another but if the election fails given the current state of things it may lead the country towards a military takeover bringing the country back into despotism.
Of America has a lot at stake for democracy to stay intact and grow in Nigeria as it is the fifth largest supplier of oil more importantly one in six Africans is Nigerian and Nigeria is the economic and political fulcrum on which West Africa balances.
But in a country where 31 of its 36 governors are under federal investigation for corruption and 5 have been impeached we have a nation on the brink of a meltdown.
The democracy experiment in Nigeria continues.
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