Is Spreading Democracy in the U.S. National Interest?

It is observed through many generations democracy has provided equality, freedom, representation, and many other factors to contribute to the United States. We can see that the initial posterity that the founding fathers were hoping, have been achieved by the father’s enforcement through democracy. Generations are now taking advantage of their democratic right, and are influence on how the government is being ran as for the people and by the

The Unites States of America and its government drilled into its citizens that they should spread the political idea of democracy for "the common good of the people". The United States government has established democracy in foreign lands, like Guam. They have encouraged countries to use democracy, like Mexico. There are still some countries though, that are not open to the idea of democracy, like Cuba for example. Some countries, like Russia and China, have been open to the idea of it and are incorporating democratic ideas into their government and economy. The biggest reason the United States spreads democracy is for economic and political gain. Money makes the

Observation 1: when we talk about promoting democracy, there are many ways to carry out this promotion. The United States is not obligated to take one course of action. Rather, the US can alter and adjust its approach to what is most suitable for that situation. Different tools might be appropriate at different points of time as well as differing based on the severity of the situation.

The premise of democracy originates from the principal of self-determination where people govern their own affairs; therefore it would be contradictory to assume that an infringement of self-determination through an invasion and subsequent occupation would evoke democracy amongst the populace. Indeed, it is questionable how the elimination of a functional nation. The Bush Doctrine has demonstrated that the United States can and will act unilaterally in international relations if it so desires regardless of international

The United States was the first successful democracy in modern. Why democracy has worked well in the United States. Why Iraq cannot become a democracy? Why Judaism is not compatible with democracy? What true democracy requires a time commitment? Proponents of democracy believe it is the best political system, although opponents believe it is more complicated, particularly in Mid-East nations.

Is democracy-promotion a mask for hegemonic power? Should liberal democracies impose their principles, values and ideals upon less democratic states? Hegemony is the concept meaning primacy of the leading state over the subordinate states without the use of any direct forms of violence (invasion, occupation or annexation). Many scholars in international relations have tried to find an answer to these questions, but they are still open to a much debate and discussion. Liberals believe that democracy promotion is an essential action from more prosperous states in order to achieve international peace and protect human rights. However, realists claim that democracies promote their values and principles in order to fulfill their national

Popular sovereignty is a key factor when it comes to democracy. It is the idea that the people give their consent to the governed by electing officials to represent themselves and speak their ideas on what happens in regards to the country. This ideal serves great importance to America and many other countries. For example, in China during 1989, there was a protest in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. In which thousands of Chinese university students demanded democracy. They claimed that their government was corrupt, and not trustworthy. The people did not have freedom and therefore they were calling for popular sovereignty. The Chinese government later put a stop to these protests and killed up to 3,000 people. This

Along this same line, it is the duty of Americans to believe and support democracy to the fullest extent. Our for fathers gave their lives in the pursuit of democracy and to go against this would treason to an extent. As William Bennet said in his essay, “A Nation Worth Defending”, “American patriotism has always been rooted in love of the principles upon which the nation was founded: liberty, equality, justice, and democracy.” America is the greatest nation on Earth and we are privileged to be a citizen of it.

Some long standing societies have failed to become democratic, even with popular support for such a political system for many different reasons. One, tradition and change is hard. Some states have such a thick religious, cultural, etc. history that they do not know how to incorporate democracy with what their state has, needs and wants. Two, they do not want a democracy. They want to be different and try something new to become better or even equal to the presence that the United States used to play as the main actor of politics worldwide. They see the United States diminishing in ways that it does not wish to, so it does not go with the democracy route. Three, some leaders may find that fear works better than anything else. Isolating people

American Democracy is an important thing in our society. Everybody knows how powerful it can be. It is the most important thing in our Constitution that our Founding Fathers introduced. As citizens in today's society, we all should know about it. We should know the history of it and how it works to understand what our government is doing to us that affects our daily lives.

First of all, being an “Arsenal of Democracy” at home means the citizens should be united. For example, the United States during World War Two, everyone started to do things to support the war like building weapons, ships, and producing other necessities. If you look at the United States today the citizens are more divided than ever. It seems like someone is always offending someone else or, someone is always mad at another person. If you have problems at your home, then how to you expect to help someone else. Not only that, but America doesn’t genuinely make anything anymore. When we were the “Arsenal of Democracy” we were making everything a country could need to defend itself from any threats, but now all we can produce are highlighters.

During this time America felt as though they needed to prove to the world that their way of governing was the best and should be the only way. The spread of democracy was a major priority for America. We wanted the world to share in our ideals, which would eventually benefit the US. I feel as though the US was acting in their own interests. The important issues were that the US was secure and had a stable

According to a survey on Debate.org, 20% of the people that voted say the United States has a moral obligation to promote democracy. The remaining 80% say that the United States does not have that obligation because, “the world can decide for itself.” I also agree, I feel like our government is not responsible for other countries, let alone the whole world. Our government should worry about its people first. Not every country shares the share belief, nor do they want to. “The effort

America should export democracy because it could help a lot of developing nations and probably even other nations that are already developed. Giving people choices and options, and allowing the people to rule is part of what makes America a great place to be. Living in America, for the most part, your voice can be heard, especially when it comes to issues of gay rights, womens' rights, educational issues, etc. America can serve as a role model for other nations because it can teach them, that controlling your citizens is not the way to rule a nation. Giving the citizens a voice makes the people feel important to that country. Who doesn't want to feel important and have their opinions matter? America can teach other nations of our voting system.

Autocracies, it is purported, produces an atmosphere of complacency and breeds corruption due to the absence of political competition. Furthermore, the ideals of democracy, such as individual freedoms and rights, are arguably universal ideals, therefore states (and in this case the US) have a moral duty to promote democracy.