Pakistan holds elections on Saturday. More than 70 people have been killed nationwide in pre-election violence. It is encouraging that Pakistani High Court Chief Justice Dost Muhammad Khan issued a ruling on Thursday declaring US drone strikes in tribal areas in Pakistan illegal and a war crime.
I hope this election can help Pakistanis attach a much tighter leash on their own government. Unfortunately, elections rarely curb the rapacity of politicians. (America has re-learned this the hard way with practically every election since 1928.) The Lost Rights quip about democracy, wolves, and lambs has popped up fairly often lately in Pakistani tweets. Here’s a reposting of some of those tweets (and a few from elsewhere in Asia).
Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. –James Bovard, Civil Libertarian (1994)
— MAJYD AZIZ (@MajydAziz) April 5, 2013
“Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.” ― James Bovard #Pakistan
— Hassan Adnan (@ihassanadnan) April 28, 2013
Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep, voting on what to have for dinner.-James Bovard. #TOI.
— Preshit (@SaintBartimeaus) May 9, 2013
— AnilaFarid (@AnilaFarid) May 9, 2013
“Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.” ~ James Bovard#quote #Pakistan 😛
— PAKMAN(@FarrukhSiddiqui) January 13, 2012
RT @ihassanadnan:“Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.” ― James Bovard #Pakistan
— jehan_ara (@jehan_ara) April 28, 2013
Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.- James Bovard #Quote
— Binil Babu (@BabuBinil) May 9, 2013
Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. – James Bovard
— Priyank Rathod (@priyank_ignitis) May 9, 2013
[India]
[India]
@thecricketcouch “Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.” – James Bovard (cont…) — Abhijit Banare (@AbhijitVirgo) May 7, 2013
[India]
“Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.”James Bovard
— Sonam(@AmLem0) May 3, 2013
[Bhutan]
“Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.” ― James Bovard, — Asyraaf Ruslan (@CerafLan) May 4, 2013
[Malaysia]
“Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner..” ~James Bovard
— Juneel Pempil (@JuneelPempil) May 9, 2013
[Philippines]
Pakistan. Let me call your attention to 2:30 in the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26kXGVolzLQ
And I quote the US response, “I didn’t think so.”