Do u thinks democracy is better than dictatorship? If yes, how?

Question

the best answers gets 10 points.

Answer 1

Dictatorships do have their advantages. They are very efficient, as there is much less time wasted in debating issues. Issues can be decided very quickly at a much lower cost to the public. Dictatorships generally have a strong military and relatively low crime rates. The problem is that power corrupts and the near absolute power of a dictator corrupts very quickly and the corruption tends to get very bad.

Due to the corruption, dictatorships tend to provide very few freedoms to the citizens. The corruption tends to result in high taxes to pay for an extravagant lifestyle for the rulers. The taxes result in extreem poverty for the people. The people also have no say in how their government works.

Democracy, on the other hand, is the least efficient form of government. Every little unimportant issue must be debated endlessly. Major issues are never decided because politicians spend too much time talking and not enough time acting. In a pure democracy every issue is put up to vote by the entire populace. They tend to be weaker in law enforcement and therefore have a much higher crime rate.

The flip side is that, due to the fact that the rulers are elected, there tends to be much less corruption; corrupt people don't tend to get reelected. As a result the emphasis is on what the voters want and not on the rulers want. Therefore, democracies have lower taxes and give much more freedom to the people. However, the majority of people are not interested enough to take an interest in learning about the important issues and don't nesessarily vote for what is best for the nation as a whole.

The ideal form of government would be to have a constitutional dictatorship in which the dictator and his advisors are elected by the people and serve for a limited number of years. Also, the powers of the government would be limited by a constitution that the dictator would not have the power to amend. And finally, for the IDEAL government, all leaders must be free from corruption. And it is that last requirement that will keep there from ever being an ideal government.

Answer 2

First, we all know that the best answer gets 10 points.
Next, I, like the majority, believe that democracy, which is a government by the people, for the people and of the people is better than dictatorship.
In a democracy you get to elect a government of your choice. Democracy ensures that a popular government which enjoys the support of the majority of the electorate rules the country. And the government has a fixed tenure too. The people can change an unpopular government through an election.
No such luck with dictators. Absolute authority usually makes them tyrants. They look after their own interests only. National interest is largely neglected. The people suffer too.
Of course sometimes the people's choice may turn out to be a wrong one and there have been a few instances of benevolent dictators too. But that's few.
I personally think that democracy works better when the population is educated. They can make a better and more meaningful choice then. This is particularly applicable in the case of India and other developing countries.

Answer 3

Yes, I think democracy is better than dictatorship because in a democratic country the common man has the right of freedom and the right to oppose another person if they are wrong. But in dictatorship the people have to do what the dictator says. I people go against the dictator they are punished. We would surely not like being bossed around would we. All the countries which follow dictatorship are only suffering except for the dictators.

Answer 4

Implying anything about any dictatorship is hard, considering its postive and negative aspects are totally up to the respective dictator. Some in history have been very good leaders who treat their people well.
But most of the time the dictator is selfish and it doesn't work.
But democracies problem is that it says it accomplishes what it doesn't.
1. The people decide. "He who votes does not decide anything. He who counts the votes decides everything. " - Josef Stalin. It would be incredibly easy, especially now with electronic voting for every election to be fixed with an almost impossible chance of detection. And that's totally ignoring the immense amount of ignorance a majority of voters show.
2. Majority rules is always best. Since when was this true? Most elections end up incredibly close. While majority rules works for what kind of pizza to get or what restaurant to go to, leaving half the nation dissatisfied does not seem like the best decision to me. And that's saying everybody voted. The truth is most of America is not represented by any candidate or any voting. Working class Americans who are working 2-3 jobs in order to feed their families don't have time to vote. I can keep going on, but you get the basic point. Majority rules is an almost childish idea.
3. Freedom. Look at the U.S., folks. Can you honestly tell me we're free? Sure, they may not be shoving guns in our faces, but they're doing the same thing to an effect to our minds and conscious. They are lying to us. We are very far from free. At least dictatorships come right out and say they'll kill you.
But yes. Democracy is better than the average dictatorship, but neither are really all that good to begin with.

Answer 5

Of course democracy is better than a dictatorship. A dictatorship implies that someone had to use force to control our lives. Tell me how that could ever be better than a democracy? If we were under a dictator's control, he could make us do whatever he wanted, and use force to back it up. With a democracy, we at least get a chance to vote for ourselves. We get a say in our government. There is not supposed to be anyone using force to control us. We get our rights because we make our government. With a democracy, we are in control. With a dictatorship, people would be lucky if they had even a third of the rights we have now.

Answer 6

You would not have dared to ask such a question if you are living under a dictator. Once, Indians experienced a rule similar to that of dictatorship during the Emergency rule of Smt. Indira Gandhi. Several thousand people were put behind the bar. The Executive was wielding unquestioned power and their decision was final. The first and foremost benefit of democracy is freedom of speak. This freedom was cutailed during the Emergency. Similar is the rule under a dictator.
The definition of democracy is 'for the People, by the People, to the people'. If we can elect corrupt free politicians as our peoples' representatives such as ward councillor, MLA and MP we can reap the benefits of democracy as aimed by the persons who framed our constitution. In such as case, the decisions taken in the Local bodies, State Assemblies and Parliament will reflect the feeling/aspirations of the people.

Answer 7

Of course,democracy is the best.
Dictatorship is very dangerous..
1)Democracy is based on a written Constitution,which clearly defines te role of each individual in the Government.
2)It also clearly says the how much is the power of any Minister.In Indian Parliamentary form of government,the President is the Head of State.He has only ceremonial role.He signs bills passed by Parliament.He doesnt go beyond the role or powers given to him.
But in a dictatorship,there is no constitution on which dictators govern..They govern on the basis of their own instincts.He will do whatever he wants..
A President or Prime Minister or any one in the Government is accountable.He has to answer peopl's questions.And more importantly ordianry people has the power to question them.In a dictatorship,anyone trying to do this will be killed.
3)Democracy provides an independent Judiciary.Judiciary and Executive have been given certain powers.Neither Executive nor Judiciary is allowed to influence each other.

Do you know any country which has succeeed by Dictators.Because they dont follow a Single rule.Dictator X will be of one kind,and governing in his own ways.Dictator Y wil be altogether different and will be violent and with no one to question him..its certain that his country will suffer.
If Democracy has failed,dont blame the system,blame the politicians.

Answer 8

Pure democracy would not be better than a dictatorship, because nothing would get accomplished. Pure democracy is mob rule, where the majority vote rules, and the minority votes simply don't count at all. As soon as a majority realizes it can vote to have all the minority work and pay taxes so the majority can sit around and be lazy and have all their basic needs met, the society would fall apart, because no oppressed group of humans is going to tolerate that situation forever.

A dictatorship however...well we can all just look around the world at the countries ruled by one man or one small party of individuals and come to the obvious conclusion that dictatorship only benefits the dictator and his/her group of supporters.

The best form of government invented to date is a free-market, representative, constitutional republic populated by a people with a strong work ethic and an intolerance for corruption.

Answer 9

Yes, democracy is better then dictatorship because it is a government of the people, for the people and by the people.

Answer 10

Unless and untill all people are educated democracy is only mobocracy.As the saying goes a benevolent dictator is better than a incompetent elected Prime minister.
The british type parliament is best suited only when all have open minds and respect for law.