Comment: Democracy derailed
28 Sep 2013, 12:04 PM
Abdulla Faraz
This is a brief sketch of how over a period of 10 years, one set of background assumptions has been replaced by that of another.
How that of system building & primacy of democracy has been replaced by seizure of power by any means necessary and scorched earth tactics, regardless of impact on democratic institutions.
How reverence for democracy has been replaced by deceptive cynicism and manipulation.
How an old idea about an objectified, malleable subject has returned with a vengeance in a new form to replace active, vigilant, citizenry.
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