There is no democracy at BDF

The last thing I would ever want to do is to influence the military to take factional political sides, but on the same note it is imperative for me to politicise the military and I guess those who understand what the clear meaning of politics is will have no trouble grasping the gist of this opinion article.

Many in this country know very little of the fact that democracy was an idea that was first coined by the military. In ancient Greece, soldiers in the city state of Sparta came together and decided that if they could fight and defend the state and make it as powerful as it was, they surely ought to have a say in the manner in which rulers were appointed. This was a society made of mainly three sectors; the ruling elite, the military and the slaves. The ruling class used the military to put everyone in check and particularly the slaves who often wanted to earn their freedom through whatever means. Because of the professionalism and tactical abilities of the military, Sparta was feared and revered by all other city states.