Dictators and other rulers
There is a great rush to prove that we are not a dictatorship. Navi Pillay’s statement has hurt the government’s farce values adhered to in our governance, even though we did not hear what we wanted to hear from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The President is denouncing Pillay’s authoritarianism assertions and is loudly counter asserting that we hold elections, regularly. Since 2005 we have had 11 elections in the country. A dictator is someone, who does not hold elections and works for his own interest. This claim of the President warrants a reflection as to what makes dictatorial governance as opposed to a functioning democracy. Let’s analyze what makes a dictator.
by Rukshana Nanayakkara-Monday, 09 Sep 2013
There is a great rush to prove that we are not a dictatorship. Navi Pillay’s statement has hurt the government’s farce values adhered to in our governance, even though we did not hear what we wanted to hear from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The President is denouncing Pillay’s authoritarianism assertions and is loudly counter asserting that we hold elections, regularly. Since 2005 we have had 11 elections in the country. A dictator is someone, who does not hold elections and works for his own interest. This claim of the President warrants a reflection as to what makes dictatorial governance as opposed to a functioning democracy. Let’s analyze what makes a dictator. 