Once upon a time a developer called King Ian acquired some land for an exclusive and expensive low density housing development among the hills of Alberton.
Nearly all these expensive stands were sold off to “immature” millionaires (as King Ian fondly refers to them) and he will reign over this estate, now as the “Ego Estate”, until the last stand has been sold. At this point in time, the “immature” millionaires will be reclassified by King Ian as “mature millionaires”!
Of course, King Ian just has to keep his last unsold stand and he will be king forever and ever and so deny them their right of one man one vote. All of us doomed to be considered immature forever.
The “immature” millionaires are unhappy that the King does not like democracy to prevail at annual elections of the King’s council of 13 people. The King allows himself to appoint six of the council members, mostly buddies, and all unopposed.
He also has 150 special votes that he can use to vote on the remaining seven council seats. He is perplexed why most of the “immature” millionaires are unhappy about this injustice.
The “Ego Estate” does not match up to what the majority had expected. They have formed a resistance group to battle this very injustice and bring about true democracy (perhaps a bit like what transpired out of the Magna Carta – year 1215) in England, whereby the monarch became a powerless figurehead.
King Ian is furious about how he was criticized at a meeting of the people held earlier this month in the Ego Estate.
History will show how these things work out and how good majority rule is when it comes.
Long live the (soon to be powerless figurehead) King Ian.
Names have been changed to protect the innocent.
Lowly Ego Estate peasant dweller.
I thought this letter was just classic.
Cheers
Ciarra
