A Can of Man
Je suis aware
If anything, the war in Iraq has taught us something: building a democracy in a country with no money and no education is just a little less harder than getting the earth to spin the other way around.
Here is an idea:
First off, because there is no education, people won't know who to pick anyway. Second of all, since the people are so poor, they can be bought into casting votes too easily and although this can work for you, it can work for the other side as well.
So why not for the first thirty years at least, create a nation CEO? You get your best pick to run the country, most likely a less evil local general and slap him with the top advisors from your country (mostly from the business and financial field since this is their main weakness) and have them get the country back on its feet first?
Yes, the first leader will essentially be a puppet of the coalition (or just the US or whoever) but once the country has enough money and enough education, the people themselves will demand democracy, especially with the influence of America and the West that will flow in over the decades. This leader will be given a comfortable retirement package and if he has half a brain, he would go for that instead of having all his buildings smashed by cruise missiles and his money frozen for all eternity.
Discuss!
Here is an idea:
First off, because there is no education, people won't know who to pick anyway. Second of all, since the people are so poor, they can be bought into casting votes too easily and although this can work for you, it can work for the other side as well.
So why not for the first thirty years at least, create a nation CEO? You get your best pick to run the country, most likely a less evil local general and slap him with the top advisors from your country (mostly from the business and financial field since this is their main weakness) and have them get the country back on its feet first?
Yes, the first leader will essentially be a puppet of the coalition (or just the US or whoever) but once the country has enough money and enough education, the people themselves will demand democracy, especially with the influence of America and the West that will flow in over the decades. This leader will be given a comfortable retirement package and if he has half a brain, he would go for that instead of having all his buildings smashed by cruise missiles and his money frozen for all eternity.
Discuss!