give me a reason, why do people concern about democracy ?

Question

is democracy the only way ? if not, what is the other way ?

Answer 1

Winston Churchill is quoted as saying "Democracy is the worst form of government, except all the others that have been tried."

Basically, Democracy isn't perfect, but it's the best we've got. I personally prefer the republican form of democracy (having elected representatives vote on most of the issues) because I think the people are too fickle to decide on anything.

There is no other way. I don't want religion to rule my life, nor a monarch who has the title simply as a birthright. I want to be part of the governing of my country.

Answer 2

"It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried."
Sir Winston Churchill

That sounds nice but the truth is Britain didn't have a democracy when he said it and neither did we nor do we. We use some elements of democracy but we are in most respects a federalist republic with tendencies towards oligarchy. Britain was a constitutional monarchy at that time.
No country, since perhaps the city state of Athens around 500BC, has actually used it. For democracy to work you must have a highly educated and civic minded populace and you must have standards for citizen ship that include extensive public service. If citizenship is a natural born right without obligation then democracy cannot possibly work as a fair system.

We use "Democracy" as a inspirational word. It has nothing to do with our government. We do not define often because if we did people would figure out that we bear no resemblance to a true democracy.

Answer 3

There are many forms of Government. Democracy is an attempt to involve everyone in the country. In the UK many years ago Women could not vote and they fought for the right to vote. Many years previous to this. A Lord of a manner could not vote but his servants and those in his villages could not vote.

In a dictatorship, one person decides on the Country's future and rules often with extreme power. Consider Adolf Hitler, Saddam Hussein, Genghis Ghan, Alexander. That form of control works for a short period but all empires fall.

Being British I cannot think of a way to govern a country without it being a democracy. Russia had communisim and that was also a controlling government.

Answer 4

Democracy is the freedom to do what we want when we want it. It's the best form of government we have right now...unless you're interested in Communism (where everyone is always equal, no matter how hard you work at something), Authoritarianism or maybe Anarchy (lawlessness and chaos...aghh). The only reason democracy isn't working for us anyhow is because of corruption (of government officials)...you shouldn't chuck the concept out entirely since its the probably the most workable form of government there is.

Answer 5

Any way that gives individuals the greatest degree of personal freedom to determine the course of their lives is desirable. Philosophically, Man is an animal that cannot abide by captivity very well. Though Man likes to "hang" with a small crowd (circle of friends), he is a free-ranging creature who got that way through evolutionary trends.

From this one can logically conclude that our desire towards self-determination, self-rule if you prefer, leans towards any form of government that imposes the fewest restrictions. Thomas Jefferson once said, "The government that governs least governs best."

Democracy (in a non-specific sense) establishes the framework for a government that can provide a greater sense of self-determination, though there are other conditions that must apply.

As a side note, whenever you see a country with some variant of "People's Democratic" in their name, you can usually bet that they are anything BUT democratic.

The USA and UK forms of democracy offer these features:

1. At the lowest level, election of a representative is a truly democratic action. Majority of votes wins. The winner gained those votes by offering the image of being the best person to represent those whom s/he represents. Breaking it down by small representative districts, this might even actually be true.

2. From time to time, various areas vote on local laws, ordinances, tax levies, and fees. Again, this is a truly democratic action.

3. At higher levels, it becomes the purpose of the elected representatives to negotiate a desirable result with other elected representatives from other areas. Where there is a possibility of a dispute or debate, democratic ideals are preserved because in that case, no decisions will be "rail-roaded" through the legislative body. It is at this level that we see the greatest strength of a representative democracy. In order to get anything at all done, the representatives much reach a compromise. This compromise prevents extreme solutions.

Some folks (particularly outside of the USA) will wonder how the above reconciles with the actions of President Bush in Iraq. The problem started when terrorists polarized our nation into an aggressive retaliation posture. Normally, the only way to get anything done is through compromise. But when a polarizing event occurs (such as the 9/11 tragedy), it briefly allows things to happen that, in hindsight, might be considered extreme. Because of that polarization, there is no call for compromise.

The current USA situation is better from a theoretical view because the same political party no longer controls the presidency, the Senate, and the House of Representatives. We will have to revert to a mode of compromise. And that is always good for all parties.

Single-person authoritarian governments generally are bad because they don't have to be responsive to the will - or the needs - of the citizens. Single-party authoritarian governments are not much better. You have to put fear in the office-holder to make them responsive. In authoritarian forms of government, that can't happen. In representative democracies, you can impose the fear of being voted out of office. As long as sometimes you DO vote out some incompetent office-holders as examples, it works well.

Answer 6

Democracy is mob rule , the best is a Constitution republic