Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Democracy's New Lows - Assassination Threats In US Presidential Elections

by Eze Eluchie,

As US Republican Presidential Candidate, Donald “some-mothers-do-have-‘em” Trump crudely threatens his opponent, Hilary Clinton, with assassination, Democracy as an ideal at the international stage, attains new lows.

The irony is that keen observers and followers of US politics, electoral patterns and trends and Republican Party mannerisms, realize that despite initial setbacks, Mr.Trump appears to be on a sure trajectory to becoming the 45th President of the United States.

If ‘democracy’ can usher in a geriatric out-of-touch character like Muhammadu Buhari as (s)elected President of Nigeria, affirm a Brexit vote in the United Kingdom, then it may not be out of style for same model to produce  a Donald “some-mother-do-have-‘em” Trump as the next President of the United States of America to complete the circle. 

The utility and efficacy of 'democracy' as the ideal form of government is increasingly being questioned and coming under scrutiny.....




Picture: US 2016 Presidential hopefuls, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton


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