democracy is the mother of all crisis and problems.what you think?
By safwan0012
@safwan0012 (117)
September 5, 2012 12:42pm CST
i think that the most stupid theory ever proposed by aristotle was of democracy.(please dont get rage if you are fans of aristotl,its just discussion.share your thoughts.)likeall his theories whether political or scientific this too was based on observations and not experiments.you too can see that people in every democratic coumtry are suffering from problems and they want to get rid off their government but whatever government they choose,disappoints them.moreover democracy is baseless.for it to be a good way,the 100% people in country must have wisedome enough to rnsure that which kind of chraceter person they are selecting.on the other hand most of the people will illitrate,short minded and visioned,inspired by timely acts like city devlopment ignoring the chracter of their representitive.you can see that non democratic countries are well and flourished(except dictator ship countries).le china,saudi arabia,gulf states.
what you think of it.
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@debrakcarey (19887)
• United States
6 Sep 12
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote. Benjamin Franklin
A common misconception, even for Americans, is that the United States is a democracy. Even though it has drifted closer to democracy since its founding, the United States was purposely established as a constitutional republic.
In “The Federalist No. 10,” James Madison stated:
...democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths. Theoretic politicians, who have patronized this species of government, have erroneously supposed that by reducing mankind to a perfect equality in their political rights, they would, at the same time, be perfectly equalized and assimilated in their possessions, their opinions, and their passions.
In his “The Federalist No. 14,” he stated:
The effect...of having a republic over a democracy...is, on the one hand, to refine and enlarge the public views, by passing them through the medium of a chosen body of citizens, whose wisdom may best discern the true interest of their country, and whose patriotism and love of justice will be least likely to sacrifice it to or partial considerations. Under such a regulation, it may well happen that the public voice, pronounced by the representatives of the people, will be more consonant to the public good than if pronounced by the people themselves convened for the purpose.
The main difference between the two forms of governments is the source of power. A republic derives its power from its charter, while a democracy derives its power from the majority. Since America’s Constitution, rather than the electorate, is the source of power, the United States must be termed a republic. The United States of America also has a Bill of Rights that guarantees protections for minorities, and a series of checks and balances in place to prevent one person or one group from becoming authoritarian.
The problem is that Americans have come to idolize democracy without really even understanding what it means. Americans think they are making progress by becoming more democratic, when all they are doing is forgetting the historical examples that made the Founding Fathers institute a republic rather than a democracy.
