Democracy Is The Worst Form Of Individual Ignorance

Sir Winston Churchill that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried. In other words, democracy is the best form of government for now. But he also implied, that democracy itself is not flawless, it is only better than all the other political forms. In fact, there are a lot of problems that democracy is not able to fix. For example, the balance and the efficiency of government of the state is the most debatable one. Democracy means that a government is “made…

The word democracy is derived from the Greek words of “demos”, referring to people and “Kratos”, meaning power . The Greeks are credited with developing the earliest forms of democracy around 2,500 years ago. India, Russia, Japan and many other nations have only recently become democratic. Therefore, despite its lengthy history as a concept, democracy has only really become a global reality during the latter half of the 20th century. Democracy means many things to many different people. Winston Churchill…

What is democracy? Democracy a form of government in which the people freely elect representatives to govern them in a country, democracy guarantees free and fair elections, basic personal and political rights and independent court of law. There are two types of democracy, direct and indirect democracy. Direct democracy or pure democracy is where there is direct participate of the people; people make decisions for them instead of letting them representative make decision for them. Indirect democracy…

critically state how democracy is the worst type of government, but before we do this let us be familiar with the whole process of democracy. Looking at the history of democracy or example “In Ancient Anthens in the fifth and fourth centuries before Christ, this gave us the word democracy (rule by the common people) the people in this case did not include women and slaves, both were believed to be naturally inferior to male citizens” (Mayo 1960: 36) but since thence then democracy has developed and…

Democracy is a form of government in which all eligible citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Democracy allows eligible citizens to participate equally—either directly or through elected representatives—in the proposal, development, and creation of laws. It encompasses social, economic and cultural conditions that enable the free and equal practice of political self-determination. The term originates from the Greek δημοκρατία (dēmokratía) "rule of the people",[1] which…

healthcare, democracy, social norms, and political authority. The chains can symbolize anything that makes man more obedient to the state rather than himself. Rousseau opens his book with the question if there is such thing as a legitimate political authority that will work for everyone in the society or if there really is no such thing. Democracy as a form of government has many different definitions for the philosophers but I found that the common theme of the definition of democracy is the people;…

Of all the effects and product development, ignorance is one of the most pervasive. Often the trappings of development - Export of Machinery and skills, building a market, financing by debt, structural adjustment, the issuance of land titles, surveying and mapping, construction dams, extension programs for rural income and so on - ignore, move, replace or eliminate the knowledge held their "target populations" (Agrawal & Lemos: 2007). Practices that accompany these projects, postulating the existence…

Democracy originating from the Greek word ‘dēmokratía’ literally means ‘rule of the people’. ‘In an oligarchy the standard of definition is wealth… in a democracy the standard of distribution is citizenship.’ (Burns, T 2009). This suggests that people are at the centre of political power in a true democracy. Democracy is the form of government which allows people to have their say either directly through voting and referendums or indirectly by voting for elected representatives to stand for them…

Aristotle once said “The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.” Racial discrimination occurs everyday to many different people. In America,the individuals who are usually discriminated against are the minorities like African Americans and Hispanics. Affirmative action is a policy that was created and has been claimed to be positive discrimination. The policy was created to give equal opportunity to groups of people who are usually discriminated against. Although Affirmative…

Poverty is a growing beast that eventually will reach those on top of mountains. So, if the world takes no serious action, not only will the poor be victims of the wealthy, but the wealthy will soon be violently victimized by the poor. “Poverty is the worst form of violence” (Ghandi). Works Cited Bartas, Guillaume. "Poverty Quotes." Best Quotes and Poems. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. Ghandi, Mohandes. "Poverty Quotes." Famous Quotes at BrainyQuote. Web. 21 Sept. 2011. Jackley, Jessica. Poverty, Money and…