Candid Opinion: Mahathir Questions Filipino-Style emocracy

**CVT** · June 15th, 2012 10:03 AM

Maaaring kasing corrupt din naman ng Pilipinas ang Malaysia...

Iyon nga lang, ang ninanakaw na pera nila sa gobyerno,- ini-invest nila sa industry,- like Oil Exploration, Proton et al...

Dito sa atin,- ibinubulsa,- ibinigay sa asawa, kabit, anak,- pinang-sa-shopping sa ibang bansa, pina-pambili ng properties sa ibang bansa,- inilalagay sa dollar accounts sa ibang bansa....

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**greenlyt** · June 15th, 2012 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by CVT

Philippines News Link, PhilNews - Mahathir questions Filipino-style democracy

Mahathir later on added, “We cannot assume majority of the people must be intelligent. In many instances, majority is not intelligent"

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**niky** · June 15th, 2012 10:45 AM

Very easy to be prosperous if your country has billions of barrels of oil.

Autocracy only works if the autocrat is benevolent. If he isn't, it doesn't. It's that simple. Binary government, either good or bad.

A democracy is flawed. A democratically elected leader will often not be the best leader. Because the traits that make for an electable candidate aren't always the traits you want. To get elected, a candidate often has to be very, very good at lying, and good at saying what people want to hear, even if it's not the right thing to say. But despite how stupid most voters can be, a democracy can elect the right leader maybe 60% of the time... and those with the ability to get elected are at least better than average.

So... the 60% leader all the time or alternating between the 100% and 0% leader every twenty years? Hmmm...