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@ oboe: My point is that it's called democracy, rule of the people. All the people. Not just a few. When more than 9 out of 10 people do not show up, it's not a democratic election. It's a few-o-cracy, or oligarchy.

Quite frankly, my point of more linguistic than political. My point is that you can not call an election where more than 90% of the people do not show up democratic. It simply is not. It is not what the word democracy means.

Ward 5 just had a oligarchic election that was won by McDuffie.

Now, you can argue that an oligarchy works better than a democracy. Perhaps voting should be mandatory. Perhaps voters should be tested on basic knowledge before being allowed to vote. All different debates. But, not my point. My point is that it is not democratic when a massive majority of the people is not heard.

by Jasper on May 16, 2012 9:48 am • link • report

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