SIR: Democracy is derived from the Greek words, Demos and Kratos. Demos means the people or audience while Kratos means government. The concept of Democracy
SIR: Democracy is derived from the Greek words, Demos and Kratos. Demos means the people or audience while Kratos means government. The concept ofcomes from the Latin Phrase “Vox Populi, Vox Dei” which means the voice of the people is the voice of God.
As a sport aficionado, I get thrilled whenever I see athletes do what they know how to do best and one of my favourite track and field events is the long-distance race or better still “The Marathon”. There are lots of lessons to learn from it. In my opinion, the lethargic and docile nature of the populace is actually responsible for the rot and decay we see in governance. People no longer ask questions, followers aren’t concerned with the nuances of government. We tend to be more reactive than proactive.
While I watch many African countries retrogress from democracy to autocracy, authoritarianism and totalitarianism via coup d’état and subjugation, it saddens my heart because democracy has never been the problem, the actors are. The actors are in various cadre and strata because we are all actors as far as democracy is concerned.
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