Financial Times notes how the people of Africa are finally flexing their power when it comes to Mugabe's garbage.
This result could be the beginning of what our founding fathers sought to dampen: Democracy's tendency for mob rule.
Our founding fathers sought to temper mob rule by marrying it with republicanism. In so doing they managed to supplement the will of the people with the cooler heads of elected representatives.
Africa may represent the worst result for a republicanism. When the leaders devote too much time looking out for their own interests above that of the people, then the people, by right may exert their sovereignty and rule directly.
This can have dire consequences when the will of the people is marred by emotion and short-term solutions.
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