Thoughts to you from yours truly - ( 55 ) - Feb., 16, 2011

Thoughts to You From Yours Truly - ( TYYT ) - ( 55 ) - Two Cheers for Democracy ! ( 為民主作兩次歡呼！) - Feb., 16, 2011

Democracy deserves only two cheers as the British author E.M. Forster rightly said. There is still something to be desired, namely, the assurance that each vote is conscientiously cast by the fully informed voter not under any pressure in the voting process. The first part of this worry concerns the individual while the second part is the result of external factors. Ultimately, all political and moral issues are dependent on the conscience of the individual. Not until each human being has learned to be fair and compassionate to everyone else can democracy earn the third and final cheer. To this end, an effective and unbiased education system seems to be the ultimate solution given sufficient time.

英國作家福斯特說得對:「為民主作兩次歡呼吧！」為因民主制度仍有不完善之處。即是說投票者有沒有憑良心和足夠資訊及知識去自由投票，不受到任何壓力下行使其投票權。前者是個人問題，而後者則是外來因素。最終而言，所有政治和道德問題，都是繫於個人的良知。直到每一個人都懂得以公平和憐憫心對待他人，民主才會贏得第三和最後的歡呼。為達到這目的，似乎需要一個有效和不偏不倚的教育制度，以及足夠的時間才成。