[Assam] System and People

[umesh sharma]

I remember someone on the Net saying that ONLy those who have been in developed , democratic nations are qualified to speak about how to bring about functional democracy in a country. And that without having spent a significant period of time in such a developed country noone can develop democratic skills.
   
  However, the issue was then raised that how would be possible for an entire nation to transfer temporarily (for some years)  -all its residents - to US or UK - to develop democratic skills. Any notions on how to develop democratic skills in any other way?
   
  Umesh

Barua25 <barua25 at hotmail.com> wrote:
          Chandan:
  I have been trying to convice you and others that you cannot change a system without changing the people. Basically it is the people who makes the system. The Indian democracy is Indian democracy because of the Indian people. If the democracy is 'deshi' it because the people are 'deshi'.
   
  Today while reading something on history of civilizations, I found this quote, which seem to support my case. Thought therefore to post it in case it makes sense to you and others:
   
  The quote:
   
   >"If all Chinese people on earth had to disappear tomorrow, then fairly obviously, Chinese civilization and culture >would disappear with them. It is exactly this startlingly obvious principle which determines the creation and >dissolution of civilizations - once the people who create a certain society or civilization disappear, then that society >or civilization will disappear with them.   >If the vanished population is replaced by different peoples, then a new society or culture is created, which reflects the >culture and civilization of the new inhabitants of that region."
  What it means is that if all the Americans would vanish tomorrow, and were replaced with all Indians, the democracy they will do will be 'deshi democracy'. The opposite is also correct. If all the Indians vanish tomorrow, and if they were replaced with Americans, they will develop an American democracy here.
  Would like to see comments from netters
  Thanks
  RB

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