In class we were given the opportunity to view a documentary of a democratic process conducted in a Chinese elementary school. The purpose of the “election” was to allow students to choose who they wanted as their class monitor. Three students were selected, and were told to campaign against each other. Keep in mind that these students are only around the ages of 9-12, possibly younger. In the beginning these students had a limited or non-existent idea of what democracy actually is or what its purpose was. The young girl selected by the teaching staff was shy, and ultimately didn’t truly want to run, however with her parents goading and support she wound up doing her best, but had a shy, weak and regretful attempts at winning support. The next was a fat, ambitious boy who wanted to control his other classmates. He used his parents too in order to gain approval and a cunning edge over his opponents. He was a stronger speaker, using liberal ideals to persuade his classmates into following him, calling his opponents dictators and weak minded and selfish. He also had a bossier edge to him as well, commanding respect from the rest of the class. The “incumbent”, if you will, was a bit more mild mannered, believed in strict adherence to the rules, a maintenance of the standards, and used rewards to persuade people to vote for him. Ultimately, this documentary shows the nature of Chinese Democracy at work starting in the classroom. The teachers choose who will run for class monitor, the students have the idea that they are choosing who they want, when ultimately they are choosing who will give them a more comfortable, secure life style. In the end, the young child who follows and enforces the rules wins in a landslide, and the documentary cuts out showing him enforcing the rules and standards as they have been prior to the election.