Maybe you need to learn what democracy means. Since you are in Israel, we may want to know what Natan Sharansky thinks of democracy: "But elections are not a true test of democracy. They are an instrument, one that can be applied well or badly. The same is true of constitution: The Soviet Union had an impeccable constitution on paper, but it was not applied to the benefit of Soviet citizens in practice. It became a meaningless symbol. Elections can be just as meaningless in the hands of tyrants. .......... Free elections are held in an environment where people are free to express their views without fear of arrest, imprisonment, or physical harm. ...... That is why elections are never the beginning of the democratic process. Only when the basic institutions that protect a free society are firmly in place - such as a free press, the rule of law, independent courts, political parties - can free elections be held or mean anything." from his book" the case for democracy"
- By: frieda on January 30, 2006