Peace and Blessings Family,
FutureVerse prompted this thread by posting the following in the Ghana Election Thread :
I then had the following questions / comments :
Why do you think this modern democracy in Africa is bad?
Was there a previous form of democracy in Africa, that was good?
The idea that WESTERN democracy is different from democracy in general is interesting.
But bigger than even the above, i'd like to know what is the origin of democracy, who was it conceived by?
In my mind when i hear democracy i think of a european concept, but is that true?
Were europeans the first to conceive the concept of democracy, or should another people be credited for it?
Looking forward to this discussion.
Thanks in advance Family.
Love You!
Destee
Brother Shikamaru mentioned Athenian democracy. Solon is often credited as laying the foundation of Athenian democracy.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solon
From my research, Solon was a student in ancient Egypt (Kamit).
However, I have found no evidence that the form of governance in ancient Kamit was "democratic".
Another person often mention in this context is Pericles.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pericles