The telescope, the tool humans made, helped in arriving at whatever cosmic conundrums we have. A democratically elected leader comes to power after he or she caters to people’s emotions, psychological needs, and fears. If the standard for a democratically elected leader is to capture people’s imagination, then the most mesmerising personality that comes to my mind was perhaps Rasputin. The point is: human emotions and prejudices are involved in democracy. Mankind has not yet invented a tool that can remove human emotional propensities from the practice of democracy.

Source: The Express Tribune October 08, 2020 03:56 UTC