KIM JONG IL PROVES DEMOCRACY MUST RULE ON EARTH

With its recent nuclear test, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il confirms the notion he is a danger to civilization. A ruthless despot whose great goal is to build weapons of mass destruction openly defies the global community. Apparently, world peace is not in his agenda. The fact the people of North Korea live in poverty does not seem to faze him either. He uses power to serve himself and please his bloated ego, to the detriment of the people under his rule.

Most governments censured North Korea. The United Nations is now planning a package of sanctions to try to get Kim Jong Il to reverse course. Will it be effective? Who knows? The problem with many dictators is they do not care about the welfare of their people. As long as Kim Jong Il can find a way to keep up his own lifestyle and remain in power, he does not care if his people lack the bare necessities of life and starve to death.

Will sanctions be enough? If this maniac is intent on provoking a war or a nuclear confrontation, it is best we confront him now before he has the chance to increase North Korea’s nuclear capabilities. Japan and North Korea are rightfully concerned. China has condemned the action, but I am not sure they will support strong measures that could threaten Kim Jong Il’s rule. China is a communist dictatorship ruled by the party. I believe they would rather keep Jong Il in power than have a democracy as a neighbor.

I say, we should not be concerned with what China wants. They are not in a position to act as moral arbiters in any situation. When they change their system of government to a democracy, and when they grant their citizens the inalienable rights and freedoms due all human beings, then we can view them as worthy partners in governing the destiny of our race. In the meantime, the important question for the bulk of the people that make up humankind is, what do we want?

I say, we want democracy to rule on Earth. Communist governments like the ones in China and Cuba are not acceptable. The power to govern for the good of all the people in a nation, and to make important global decisions affecting the human race in general, should not rest in the hands of a few. If that seems reasonable, it is even more reasonable concerning the different varieties of dictators, religious fanatics, and other irrational uncivilized ego-swollen holders of power.

The time has come to demand democracy for all the nations of our planet. The sovereignty of nations rests on the will of the people, not on the will of a few. Furthermore, we cannot allow leaders who rise to power through the vote of the people to change the system once they are in power. Hugo Chávez is trying to do that in Venezuela. Democratic governments must stay democratic, and those that are not, must join our group. It is the only way to ensure peace and prosperity for the human race.

Recommended Reading: Ercian Testament - Part Three, chapter 27 “Proligion Revisited.”