by B. R. GOWANI
“democracy” remains the best way to rein in the populace
you can thus advertise people’s victory but act tyrannically
for instance:
there is this largest democracy ruled by a communalist hate-monger
the greatest democracy is ruled by the capitalist oligarchy
most countries prefer this useful tool, because …
it lets you have your cake and eat it too
Pureistan inherited the system from her colonial masters and loves it
no matter the percentage of voters, parties, candidates …
the ultimate winner is always the same!
the elections of 2024 were not any different
one party was prohibited from using its electoral symbol
the symbol, a cricket bat, could pose a national security threat
that’s what the party with a symbol of khaki must have thought
what if … the Batters beat the hell out of the Khakis?
each member of the bat-less party had to use a different symbol
over two hundred individual symbols in all …
on election day, the cell phones stopped working & the internet was cut
people voted,
the counting began,
expectations rose …
Batters were leading all others, including the Tigers
then suddenly the relaying of some results stopped …
for hours …
the next morning, Batters lead had shrunk dramatically …
what happened during those hours?
a miraculous void … darkness …
vote shedding …
(Pureistanis are used to load shedding, i.e., electricity cut-off and darkness)
this news darkness was the result of vote shedding
i.e., shrinking the Batters’s lead and enhancing the Tigers …
even then, the Batters had the lead …
and following them were the Tigers & the Swords
but the Batters couldn’t form a govt on their own, neither could the Tigers
the Tigers & Swords agreed to form a government
that’s what the Khakis and the ECP wanted
and that’s what they got … success … as usual …
the Batters can still come out on the streets to protest
they have claimed vote rigging and filed numerous cases in the courts
Pureistan is filled with so many un-s: uncertainty, unstability, unfairness, …
what about the Khakis?
Khakis are above politics — they don’t contest elections
they are like Mahatma Gandhi, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Big Brother
Khakis win without contesting elections or begging people for votes
also …
the Pureistanis are constantly under the watchful eyes of the Khakis
B. R. Gowani can be reached at brgowani@hotmail.com