Democracy creates stability in a society
Democracy refers to a country that has a democratic form of government. The word democracy means rule by the people. Abraham Lincoln describes it as ‘government of the people, by the people, for the people’
In democracies, government is voted in by the people, and most voting decisions are based on majority rule- that is, more than half the votes cast.
The most important aspects of democracy are the equality and freedom of individual. This is the reason for democracy being a preferred choice of government by most people in the different various countries.
Democracy is adopted in many different countries such as
Stability is the capacity to resist being unsettled or upset or to resist destruction.
Democracy is good for the country as it stabilizes the society because democracy takes care of the people resulting in happiness. Therefore, society in democracies would not be upset or unsettled. In democracies, the government that is voted by the people takes care of them by providing economic security, such as minimum wage laws, health service provision, education subsidies, etc. Many democracies aim to provide a minimum standard of living and adequate medical care for all the citizens.
Citizens of democracies are entitled to protect their rights and have equal opportunity to pursue their lives and careers and also have equal rights of political participation.
On the other hand, many democratic governments have failed, resulting in total chaos and instability in the country. This is sometimes due to the inability to maintain agreement among the people. Democratic government is likely to be unstable when the citizens are divided. Democracy is based on the assumption that the majority is always right. But what if the majority is wrong? People can be manipulated by the media. It is possible for the majority to make a mistake and vote in the wrong person who succumbs to corruption.
What about the minority? Their voice won’t be heard because in democracy, majority rules. Thus, democracy can result in discrimination and persecution.
For democracy to work in an acceptable way, firstly, there need to be a constitution that guarantees freedom of speech and religion. Secondly, the citizens must be informed and play an active role to speak out on important issues. This is one way to ensure against corruption. Democracy needs educated people who can think for themselves. When all these conditions are met, I would say that democracy creates stability in a society.
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