Varing Persepectives on Democratic Rights

This weekend will see voting in Egypt for constitutional changes which has been sometime in coming and recent events solidify the appetite for change amongst the people of the country. The following statement was reported in one of the news articles, "My vote today will make a difference. It's as simple as that," this statement to me as a observer summarizes the situation. 

Haiti will also be having their Presidential run-off on Sunday and it has been reported that Aristide is on his way back from 7 years of exile to the island nation.

The above points are noted to bring your attention to some basic concepts that have been lost here in our Western cultural the right to vote and express ones democratic opinion is taken for granted, although we see what has been happening all around us on a daily basis. Let us be that much more cognisant of this right and exercise it so as to assist in creating the universal harmony the world needs.

For me there is some irony in the locations where voting is taking place this weekend, that is Haiti was  the first independent country in the 'New World' and Egypt is one of the oldest civilizations in the world.