Given the Recent Situation in Egypt, How Does Donovan Rogers Feel About Living in a Democracy?

Dear JFC Followers, 

 As you may know, citizens of Egypt recently held a revolution to fight for the right to live in a democracy as opposed to under the dictatorship rule of President Hosni Mubarak.  After two weeks of peaceful protests, they won their fight when the President resigned from his post and the military took over until democratic elections can be held in September. 

Dictatorship is absolute, imperious, or overbearing power or control. Democracy is government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents. Just by reading these simple descriptions, you can tell which government is better and more emotionally healthy for its people! Democracy is a set of principles that protects human freedom, and follows the standards of majority rule. In contrast to a dictatorship, where a dictator rules government and the government operates without the people’s consent, democracies decentralize and guard against all-powerful central governments breaking them down to regional and local levels. By uniting the people and its government, the country is able to communicate more and become superior which is a main reason why the United States of America is considered a super power. 

Democracy also allows the citizens to vote on who gets to rule the land like we do in America. If the right to vote no longer existed, the country would not survive as a democratic nation, but complete totalitarian would reign. This is why so many different people including African Americans, women, and immigrants fought hard to get the right to vote. Voting allows your voice to be heard…and it was Egypt’s turn to accomplish that goal!

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