In Western countries, notably in the US, people tend to assume too much when it comes to bringing democracy – meaning elections in the first instance – to others. In particular, we assume an essentially homogenous electorate, so that even a low turnout does not involve any disadvantage for particular ethnic or cultural groups.
在西方国家，特别是美国，当民主产生的时刻（对其他人来说这首先意味着“选举”）到来时，往往过份的想当然。尤其是，我们单纯的认为所有合法选民都是同一利益的代表，以致低投票率也没有让我们怀疑过特殊种族和特殊文化群体是否因此处于劣势；我们还把经过漫长年月在美国这样的国家也根深蒂固下来的规则不假思索的加以接受。