By DARLINGTON CHILUBATHE right to vote for all citizens (universal suffrage) is an achievement whose history touches on race, gender and class biases across the globe.There is no greater reward for any human being, than to have their opinion valued and respected, whether one agrees with that opinion or not.This is not necessarily a democratic or ideological privilege; it is an extension of the human condition to be valued and respected whether one agrees with the opinion or not. Governing systems that embrace succession over elections, such as monarchies and dictatorships have lost wide popularity for a number of reasons.The first is that every governing system has its traditions and principles that must be preserved so that every successive leader adheres to them. The second reason is that those systems with steeped traditions prioritise self-preservation in any form above service to public. In most cases, the public system is tilted so that it preserves and serves that […]
THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE
