For long, I thought that the election process in a mature democracy (read United States of America) would be a battle fought by visionaries over real issues affecting the nation. Having followed the US Presidential election campaign closely for few months now, I am convinced that the concept of a mature democracy is pure fiction and election processes globally center around smear and smudge campaigns, one to one cockfights and personality shows. The national population regresses into pandemic amnesia in which adversities facing the nation are overlooked. Imaginary “clear and present dangers” are conjured up by candidates (and their publicists) to divert national attention to volatile arguments on emotional issues – like race, religion, pitbulls, pigs and POWs.
Down with democracy and the concept of “popular” government!! Let us hope aliens invade and colonize us soon!
