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> India is the most prominent example of a country with plenty of voting but no democracy.

Second you on that one! I lived in various parts of rural India for a little over 12 years, and the deeper I went, the more I saw people there actively voting in droves. And the harder their life and generally poor state of affairs!

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sadly democracy in India only has the voting part implemented fairly well. It's a monarch until the next election. Even the voting is neck deep in corruption [1]

[1] http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/cash-for-vo...

Indian voters are suffering from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome

What do you mean its a monarch until next election. Head of state is often elected for the term period. Also it maybe one of the cases reported, it doesn't imply voting is entirely corrupt.

Will the downvoter exercise his freedom of expression to tell me what is wrong with my comment above.

My guess is that he meant "dictatorship" rather than "monarchy". You took umbrage with his mistake rather than forgiving that and recognizing his intent, which is that the PM role in India has way too much power.

I think those in the West could argue that the poorest in their countries often vote against their personal interests. Not quite the same hardships, but an example of how easily people can be convinced to vote against what might serve them best.

Democracy must go beyond elections: Kapil Sibal, Former Law Minister in India

http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-12-07/news...

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