Sunday, November 4, 2018

135. Syllabus for Elections


Part of the syllabus of Paper II (Elections), Party Politics Course

1. Democracy and elections – The Five Year Contract. Purposes of elections: constituting a government, creating political awareness among people, rotation of corruption, bringing leaders down to earth, protection from tyranny and dictatorship, keeping the media in business etc. (…)

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3. Budget for campaigning. Funding and sources of funding. Confidentiality Act between Sponsor and Candidate. Structure, function and laws of the Underworld. Protocols of approaching the mafia for funding. Return of favours once election is won. Contractual death threats at failure to perform. (…)

4. Election campaigning – Dehydration, gastritis and fatigue. Clothing, accessories and helping lads. One month’s pain, five years’ gain. Campaigning by foot, car and via media. Silent campaigning. Loud and obnoxious campaigning. Campaigning in media. Reaction to opposition and public questions. Immunity against: insults, logic, reason, pleading, duty, blame and humiliation. (…)

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7. Conducting elections – The dual nature of election turnout. (…). Despotic, tyrannical and one party elections. Case study: elections conducted by Adolph Hitler, Saddam Hussain and Kim Jung-un. 
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