Re: Elite democracy — Are we really “free to elect”?
A few people have aptly answered this question above. In addition to that, I would say that even though there are shades of desi politics in the US as well, (Bush family, Kennedy family, Clinton family), however, one thing is for sure. Each and everyone of those has to come up the ranks. I recently read about George Bush’s 30 something nephew deciding to step into politics. And his first stop is the local government in his home state of Texas, where he will spend a few years, before graduating to the Capitol Hill. He will not gain direct access to the Senate or White House.
In Pakistan, the chain of command is usually handed to young guns on a platter (on in a will).