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PJ Mediahttps://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2012/11/23/pharaoh/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 21:40:05 -0400Pharaoh<![CDATA[It’s surprising to realize that the phrase “one man, one vote, one time” was initially a slogan for electoral reform; meant as the opposite to the slogan “vote early and often” which is now the beau ideal of liberals. “One man, one vote, one time” has now come to symbolize the cynical process by which strongmen use the democratic process to end it; using the vote to abolish voting. The principal has been restated by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan as “democracy is just a tool, not the aim. Democracy is like a streetcar. When you come to your stop, you get off.”]]>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:01:19 -0500<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2012/11/23/pharaoh-n192239