"I speak for the world," he proudly began.
"Though I lack support of the Africans,
Though I have not the trust of the Arabs,
Though Cuba, China and Russia may not agree,
Though I am of the West, I speak for the world.

Democracy has been defined in the beginning,
Governance of people, by people, and for people,
But in this twenty first century I here aver.
We of the West have solemnly agreed, that
We are appointed custodians of democracy.
We own the patent and copyright of it also.
We state the terms and we adjudge the practice
We are the Judge, and we are the jury all at once
And if a nation wherever situate here an earth
Shall play the game of leadership without our rules
We shall deal with such nation in manners fitting
We shall isolate and sanction it into submission,
We shall paint such leaders to be the devil,
And if all this shall fail to eliminate such leader,
We shall carry an allied war to that nation's door,
And we shall care not the consequence on the masses,
But we shall make them see us as the messiah.
We shall bring them democracy by any means,
For we know what they need more than they do,
Democracy it is, the way we know it and define it.
And if this resolution is not well with all members,
We the super-powers shall veto any objections to it
And rather declare it as binding and applicable rule,
On all members, for all members, and by all members."

And when he was done, he took his seat.
Some members murmured about his speech,
While others cheered him, and shook his hands,
Some praised his oratory, and upheld his claims.

Then a non-western leader quickly rose to speak,
But neighboring leaders pulled him back to his seat,
"Keep your quiet and keep your peace or they will come
After you with allegations of unrest, and rigged elections."

And so he paused, and thought for a while.
He weighed his speech and the consequence of it,
Then took his seat to suck at his poor team support,
And for a moment the floor was open without speakers.

Then a young African leader stood up to speak
He had no script, so he spoke from the heart.

"We know democracy may bring some gains
Some aid, some fund, and some debt relief,
And so we like to be called democratic states
Even when our style suffers our people's lives
But there are many problems we always face,
Arising mostly from the nature of our people.
Some are used to kings and royal kingdoms
And election procedures are new to them.
Some believe that leaders are God ordained
And find no problems if leaders rule for life.
Yet in some cultures, no single leader ruled,
Leadership was by gatherings of family heads'.
And since you the colonial masters left us,
Nations still can't separate the entangled cultures
Different tribes today exist in mixed confusion
And no one tribe will let another rule in peace.
There is also the case of religious teachings,
Different from what our forefathers practiced.

There's more on the impediments to democracy
But I seek to plead with you to see with us,
To consider our tradition in your own definition,
And to enforce the practice equally to all states,
And not only to states that benefit your coffers,
Or only those states that submit their sovereignty
Or only to leaders who betray their people, and
Definitely not only when your interest is at stake…"

And at this time, the speaker was interrupted,

"…You are out of order," the chairman shouted.
Banging his gavel on the bare table so repeatedly.
Voices, and chatters all erupt among members.
Some hailed the African, or condemned his courage.

The meeting ended with no resolution,
As to what or how democracy should be defined,
But the West vows to enforce its own definition,
And that is the state of the world today.