Too many leaders think that all they have to do is to force people to vote for them. They think that the rest of us are so stupid that we do not see how the people are forced to vote in a particular way.
THE ABSOLUTELY WORST instance of "the people have spoken" is in the Crimea. Unidentified armed troops held the island in their grip. Posters incorrectly branding good people as fascists were put up all over Crimea. Crimea was under the impression that Russia would build them a bridge.
The election had to take place quickly, before people discovered that the new Ukrainian government was in the hands of good people; and that the bridge was almost certainly unbuildable using current engineering techniques.
Ten days is not enough time for a considered discussion of the issues, especially under the threat of occupation.
I am not surprised that Putin and Karsai think that the vote was valid. I do not think that either of them understand democracy.
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