Democracy in Egypt

The problem in Egypt and other developing countries are that only a (substantial) minority in the cities are mature and ready for our form of democracy while the vast majority of the population are vulnerable to undemocratic manipulation by tribal, economic or fundamentalist interests.

If our form of democracy is implemented in countries that are not sufficiently developed, democracy will not function properly. The implementation will in such cases just lead to “under the table” and “behind the scene” power broking and manipulation reflecting the real power structures in that country!

Our idea of one man one vote democracy is originating from France, but we forget that the result at the time of that revolution was a horror regime followed by dictatorship in the form of Napoleonic rule. First 80 years later our sort of democracy took over!  

In most European countries democracy evolved smoothly because the development went through several stages. First it was the landowners (men) who got a vote, then it was all rich men, then it was all men without debt, then it was all men and finally about 100 years ago also the women got the vote.

By understanding that democracy is a evolving process, it is possible to establish a transitional democratic system, a system that caters to the actual needs of developing countries. A system that gradually will evolve as the population matures.

By giving everybody one vote and supplementing this with extra votes for those with a basic education, extra votes for higher education, extra votes for persons having societal responsibilities and extra votes for persons that pay the double of average tax (every time you double up your payment you get an extra vote - otherwise the money will be used to under the counter manipulation !) it will be possible to establish stable democratic institutions.

As more and more people get educated and prosper, the number of votes will grow and eventually the system will be mature for a restructuring into a one vote per person democracy as we know it.

The above understanding is derived from the treaties "Science History and the Future"
 http://unifiedscience.blogspot.dk/2011/02/science-history-and-future_11.html