Dear Democracy

Dear Democracy,

It has been a while since I wrote to you, I apologise for the delay, but you know how life can get pretty busy and you tend to focus on thing closest to you, like family and work.

What’s new?

I am a little concerned about a few things I have heard you doing lately, and wanted to see if you are alright.

It seems you are beginning to becoming the very thing you set out to attack. In your continued efforts to overthrow dictators, the democratic nations who are ’upholding you’ are becoming quasi dictators themselves.

You seem to be getting more and more selective. I thought you where for everyone. How come you will help countries that only have resources to give back to you?

There are people in African nations that need your help as much as those in the Middle East. Sure, they cannot pay you in oil or masses of trade, but they would be eternally grateful, and surely it is the thought that counts (well that’s what my mum used to say whenever I got a crappy present from someone for my birthday).

We are going camping this year for holidays; you know roughing it a bit. Should be good, the family are really looking forward to it.

That reminds me, I heard you have a few people staying at your holiday house in Guantanamo. How are they enjoying it? Did you get the renovations completed? I think you have an Aussie enjoying your hospitality, his mum and dad say hi.

Say hi to the wife and kids for me,

Don’t be a stranger, I will write again soon

Dave

Ps if you are about for Xmas give me a call and we will go out for a drink