Democracy in countries where illiteracy is at high levels CANNOT WORK. Case in point: Egypt. Not because Egyptians voted for the Islamists, but because most of the voters had NO IDEA who they were voting for. Never mind the symbols as opposed to names on the ballots, but in most cases, voters were asking the guard where to put that cross. He would then direct them to the spot.
I told them so during my last visit when I saw the jubilation following Mubarak’s oust… I know better.
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