do you know about Arabs' democracy?

Question

If there is any democracy in the world;I am sure that it doesn't exist in the arab world.They have changed the republic system into monarchy.Do you know that all the so called presidents in the arab world have crowns on their heads.And they have their tricks to give their crowns to their heirs.Look what is happening in Yemen,Egypt,Lybia;Syria..If you want to learn democracy come to Arabic countries and you will have a good time!!!!!

Answer 1

People were happy with what they were getting,they rarely demonstrated or were courageous enough to take action,but so called democracy is growing very gradually in the region.

Answer 2

First of all the so called leaders of these Middle Eastern countries are only there because somebody in the American Administration wants them there. They are there to serve the wishes of the American people and not the wishes of their fellow countrymen.

70% of the people who live in these oil rich countries never get to see the wealth black gold brings in. Try explaining democracy to a poor menial worker who's only concern is whether he will earn enough to feed his wife and kids or where he is going to live now that his house has been destroyed by some richard-heads who think that they have the right to force democracy, under one pretext or other, down a person's throat whether he likes it or not, whether he understands it or not and even whether he can pronounce the friggin word or not.

So don't look at other countries and criticise them for not fitting into the world which only providence has bestowed upon you. It is only fate that gave you birth in the country you reside in, as an individual a person was not accorded the privilege to choose where he would be deposited on the earth.

Answer 3

Democracy is not the only effective form of government, and has never been wholely adopted in the Middle East.

Understand that western countries do not operate a democracy as such, which requires all people to vote on all major issues. Instead, they generally deploy a representative democracy, where they locally elect people to represent them. The problem with this system is that few people have all their views accurately represented, because the politician elected will vote along a party or their own line, ignoring the wishes of up to 50% of their electorate.

A democracy was unwieldy in the last few centuries, because countries had growing populations and poor communication. In America for example, the Electoral College was created because it was impractical to have all citizens vote directly in Presidential elections.

We now have systems in place in the US and other countries that would allow democracy, but it would be difficult to get that level of control back because the politicians would not want to give up control. In a Presidential election for example, it would be a simple task to count all the ballots and then award the Presidency based on a simple majority - a democratic decisioin - but Congress will never sanction replacement of the Electoral College by this type of voting.

If major decisions were decided by referenda (where everyone gets to vote, and the majority decision wins) there would be very different policies on the economy, law enforcement, and taxation; but it won't happen.

In the Middle East, neither democracy nor representitive democracy is much admired or sought; we should learn to leave other counties alone to govern as they see fit.

Answer 4

To tell you the truth I don't think that there's a lot of democracy in the UK.We have an unelected House of Lords who constantly try to hold up legislation from the elected house,we also have the European Union dictating what we should and shouldn't do.We also have the Scottish,Welsh and Northern Irish assemblies dictating what they want,the English have no voice to represent them whatsoever.

Answer 5

I know! We are a Representative Republic, not a Democracy, and we are going down that slope to a monarchy much like Rome did, just faster!

Answer 6

I don't know about democracy in Arabia but I do know that what we are trying to enforce on them is not working and just maybe they are not ready for this change just yet.
To the western world it seems natural because that the way we have been brought up. But just maybe we are trying too hard. We must educate the people into believing in themselves and they will then see the way of the future.

Answer 7

Why are you bothered by it ?
It is their country and they can do what they like, it is not for us to tell them what to do.

Learn to enjoy the diversity of the world and do not try to enforce your form of political control on everyone else.
We can all learn from each other in this world, but forcing people to change to another system is an act of aggression.

Answer 8

Denocracy in an Arab country sounds like an oxymoron!

Answer 9

Lawrence of Arabia was the man that knew all about that. Pity no one listened to him all those years ago then perhaps we would not have made so many mistakes in the Arab world.

He was dismissed as being a bam pot.

Answer 10

It's sad to say, but I know democracy cannot prevail in the middle east. Bush doesn't realize this, though.