Opinion
In expressing his concerns about political instability, military coups, and survival of democracy in Africa, the noted Africanist, Professor Richard L. Sklar wrote in the 1980s that:
"...Democracy dies hard. Its vital force is the accountability of rulers to their subjects. Democracy stirs and [wakes] from the deepest slumber whenever the principle of accountability is asserted by members of a community. ... Democracy cannot be destroyed by a coup d'etat; it will survive every legal [and extra-legal] assault upon political liberty."
(Richard L. Sklar, "Democracy in Africa," African Studies Review, Vol. 26, No. 3-4 (September-December, 1983): 11.
The presidential debate on September 10, 2024 was QUITE REVEALING.
In light of this development, the struggle to sustain consolidated democracy in America continues!
Ike Udogu.
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