The Flaw in Democracy

Democracy is flawed, people who use it, know it, those that don’t use it, know it. However, we seem to think that democracy is the best form of government. It may be the best around, but it's not perfect, not by a long shot. And while we may agree on that, people don't really agree that it can actually be harmful to a people.

Although democracy may be superior to other forms of government. Sometimes, people just aren’t ready for democracy. Meaning that although democracy may be superior to dictatorship, it is not always going to provide a superior outcome, because it isn’t the best, the epitome of all governments that will ever be.

Take for instance Africa, they have democracy, and everything is not remotely fine. There are so many little countries in Africa with corrupt rulers, and they are democratic leaders, but they are just as horrible as those who aren’t.

Democracy isn't making Africa better than any dictatorship. Furthermore, having a harsh dictatorship where the leader was strong till his/her people were ready for democracy would be better than having a democracy that is just ripe for corruption.

The truth is, while democracy is good, it has its flaws. It is only fit for a certain time and a certain people. In fact, it has very limiting perimeters. Meaning that it is only really suitable for very precise times.

And yes while you and I may enjoy democracy, we can see it’s flaws. To point a few would be the fact is that we hire people who have to promise impossible things for people to vote them in. Or the very fact that we expect people to fight against each other for elections, and then after that great fight, they have to work together after all that fighting. And to make things worse, if they work together to make a better country, that we hope for, the person who won the election will get the credit and all the power. While the person who chooses to work with their opponent, will lose out, but if they sabotage, they have a greater chance of coming into power, with all its benefits.

 

One simply cannot stress what a failure democracy is. Yes it has its benefits, but the very fact that we rely on voters who don’t care, and if they do care, either the lack or amount of information will befuddle them; Making either evil men and women have the chance to take the reins of a country.

Nevertheless, whether it is from opponents never ever going to work together or if it be the short amount of time and resources to do something that will benefit future generations only 50 years later and doing it in a span of either 3 or 4 years. Whatever it is, you can see that democracy is simply just not going to cut it.

Democracy, needs a lot of help, but people don’t seem to see it. If democracy is to continue, the democracy that we know has to change, otherwise it can only surly get worse. Doing something now may mean the saving of a great disaster. It’s not that democracy is wrong, but rather it needs to be changed to suit a different people and a different time.

So if we think that democracy is the best, we believe a lie. It is not. Furthermore, if we think that others need democracy because it works for us to a certain extent, we are wrong; democracy has it’s flaws. If people are to keep on using democracy, one of the two need to change: The people or democracy.