presidential election?

nay! the citizens of this country will never ever get to vote during a presidential election (or even general election, for that matter!). its really amazing how politics is 'played' here. recently i've been thinking a lot. yes, i live in a safe country. the guys running this country have done a relatively good job. but where is our 'democratic society'? where is our freedom of speech? even in cyber space, one can easily get into trouble for 'writing' the 'wrong' things. it amazes me how much things are controlled by one person...

this reminds me of my car mechanic when i was studying in australia. his whole family was exile from here because they had anti-govt sentiments at that time. they questioned some govt policies and had some dispute with the most powerful family here. thereafter, they were never allowed to step foot into their birth country ever again. why is it that so many people seek political asylum in australia?

so i guess its the prata man for the next few years. what does he actually do anyway? other than smiling and waving to the camera? is there anything concrete WORK that is actually done by him? like the rest of us, he is paid to do some work right?