From: phsj@marlin.jcu.edu.au (Su Jianfeng)
Subject: Re: Chinese, Are you jealous?
Organization: James Cook University
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 92 04:36:33 GMT

In article <1992Nov6.164727.2814@athena.cs.uga.edu> fang@athena.cs.uga.edu (Yi Fang) writes:
>General Q:
>Is Voting system for democracy so admirable?
>
>Sub Q
>(1) Will voting always make sense? Majority rule always right?
I do think so.  At least, the president voted always has to show his people
how good he works for their interest and does not make too big mistake.
But how good he really works for people is another question and he has to
sacrify the long term benifit of his country for the long term benifit,
because his duty only last for about four years.

>(2) Is voting result the best choice for all countries's development?
No.  An one-party government can take much bigger leap of the
development than a democratic one and this also means bigger risk.  How
good is the dictator government depends on how lucky are the people.

>(3) In china, so many people are not so well educated, do they have the
>    ability to decide which candidate is the best for the country? 
At least, the voting can lead the politicians to consider the uneducated
people's interests.  I don't think the voting is held only for selecting
a good president.  Different kinds of people have different interests.
The president in a democratic government tries to get the balance.

>(4) In USA how many percents voters vote really based on unbiasd policy of the 
>    three cadidates? 
If the voters are cheated and made mistakes, it is the voter's fault.
The cadicates are the actors who may be any kind of persons.

>(5) If the chinese 9 billion peasants vote for a 'Nong(2) Min(2) Ling(3)
>    Xiu(4), Jiang(1) He(2) Da(4) Xia(3)' because of their poor education
>    or watching TV too much, do you think it's good to China, will you
>    accept the result?
They would become more clever next time and would not make the same mistake
if the democratic system quaranteed the election to be continued. 
At least, the peasants know what they want.

>(6) How do you decide which cadidate telling the truth? If someone succeed
>    in cheating the people for his own profit and cause a disaster to the
>    country, .......??
Because people enjoy being cheated, it is why the politicians cheat
people.  Actually, it is easier to cheat a small amount of people than a
large amount.

>(7) What is most important to a country or nation? Democracy or economy
>    or education or something else? I notice the tribe people in Africa 
>    sing and dance all days to show their happiness, are you jealous?
If people are attracted by money, politicians should help people to make
money, if people are attrected by democracy, politicians should talk
with people about democracy and if people want prostitutes, politicians
should legalize prostituting.  Politicians offer the serve to people and
let people make the selection.  This is the democracy we want, I
believe.  But it is unavoidable some politicians cheat people, because 
people are easy to be cheated and enjoy being cheated.

>(8) Anybody out there has a very clear idea which way chinese should go?
>etc.
>These are just question, not statements.
>
>
>Yi Fang

J Su