The facade of democratic government appears during the elections and once the political opportunists get into power, they become mini-dictators. The sheeple get a raw deal not necessarily because they vote in wolves but because they fail to exert pressure on the sheep that enter Parliament to do the right thing. The consequence of this is that the Parliamentary sheep get corralled by a few wolves into forming terrible government.
Some MPs think that once they've got their 'mandate' they can act as they wish. The fact of the matter is that many of those who get into Parliament act like sheep, following the herd around in search of Greener Pastures. The manifestation of this is that PNG has always had Governments with very large majorities and a minute opposition. Politicians in Papua New Guinea use primitive instincts relating herd behavior and finding resources for survival, instead of their intellectual capacity.
As a result, coalitions made up of misfits have ruled by mobocracy. The implications of this have been the undermining of the national interest. Enormous wealth has been squandered, and opportunities missed for the improvement of social indicators.
The sheeple want to have a say as to who is running their country and they must have a say. Politicians may be lobbying each other for pole position but the sheeple aren't lobbying politicians to form better governments. Is it always inevitable that the elected MPs chose whom they want or do the people extert pressure for the type of PM they want.
If western democracy is about the political elite making deals amongst themselves without considering the interests of the people, then I wish to congratulate all those who still believe in the currently flawed model of development.
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