Further discussion

I agree with Vincent's point. Indeed, democracy can never be true democracy without the presence of good leadership. In fact, it is the basic foundation for any form of government to function. Without good leadership, democracy can be manipulated to suit the interest of certain group of people, instead of the majority. One classic example would be the conflict in Northern Ireland. Catholics have larger population size than Protestants in the country, but Protestant-dominated government manipulated the law so that it can win the election and continue to stay in power. The law states that every household is entitled one vote, while companies are entitled more. Since most of the Catholics are homeless as government gives higher housing priority to the Protestants, they are not entitled to vote at all. In this way, Protestants, though being the minority, is able to dominate the political scene. This kind of democracy is not true democracy as the fundamental principle of equality is not upheld.