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Theexperience of economic hardship on the scale is the reason why a lot ofcountries and its people is suffering and has unavoidable politicalconsequences. It makes all kinds of social antagonisms kinds become moreintense. This is because the struggle for economic opportunities becomes moreextreme and the cost of losing out cannot be supported. Moreover, it supports economicmigrations, which will produce hostility to immigrants and demands for afortress state among the countries which are more developed. Furthermore, thestate of economic depression will make it hard to realize the ideal of equalcitizenship. This will reduce the confidence in the capacity of democratic governmentto help solving the problems which are experienced by the society. 1. Loss of political controlIn thecurrent economic depression, there are three features which have been practisedto weaken the confidence in democratic government.
Firstly, there are a lot of processesand institutions which regulate the future economy of the country lie outside itsborders. Thus, it is out of control of the supposedly foreign state. The loss of economic control influences allcountries, especially the less developed countries. This is because they do nothave the power to control the prices of raw materials or the terms of debt repaymentand inward investment. Next, on the past two decades, the government have lesspower in improving the destiny of the country’s economy, as the market forcesas well as the responses of individuals and firms to the opportunities of themarket will determine the future economy. Inaddition, a powerful character of individual and familiar self-interest, which willreduce the sense of collective responsibility that may support a more activegovernment.
The economic problems and socialinterdependence which need collective solutions is still waiting for aconvincing rearticulation in a world where socialism is discredited and anyprogressive internationalism is reduced. 2. Two sided struggleThepreservation of democracy is best to be seen as a campaign wages on two fronts concurrently.From one side, there is a struggle against anti-democratic forces. This might neverhave reconciled themselves to free institutions or to the impact of ordinary peopleon the process in politics. From another side, there is a struggle to containdiverse features in politics of democracy. For example, the rivalry to competefor the government office and the urge to treat politics as a game where thewinners will take all the prizes.
Thefirst struggle relies on the range of the institutions and groups withinsociety which are interested in the survival of democracy and a willingness to protectit. In contrast, the second be dependent upon a certain self-restraint in the practiceof power and a readiness to keep an open dialogue with an opponent is politics.Besides that, it will also rely on the respect from the large population in orderto gain the political rights of others. (Beetham & Boyle, 1995)Advantages of Democracy 1. Equality of citizenshipThe aimof democracy is to treat all people equally. The requirements for the principleof equality are the government policy should attend to people’s interests andcount their views equally. Critics ofdemocracy have always protested that there are lots of people who are tooignorant, too uneducated as well as too short-sighted to participate indetermining public policy.
Therefore, the democratsrespond that we should provide information and give the people some time tomake sense of it. However, they have the perfect capability of actingresponsibly when needed. Just as we presume that all adults will be responsiblefor managing their own personal lives, so they also have the capability toparticipate in making decisions which will influence the life of their society.2. Pluralism and compromiseDebate,persuasion and compromise are the three things that democracy relies upon.
The democratic emphasis on debate presumes thatopinion and interest have dissimilarity on majority questions of policy.However, such dissimilarity has a right to beexpressed and listened to. Thus, democracy presupposes diversity and pluralitywithin society and equality between citizens. Inorder to resolve the differences, the methods in democratic are throughdiscussion, persuasion and compromise rather than by forcible imposition or thesimple assertion of power. Furthermore, democracyis often caricatured as mere ‘talking shop’. But the capacity of democracy forpublic debate need to be looked up as a virtue rather than a vice.
This is due to the fact that it is the best way forsecuring consent to policy as well as is not inevitable inconsistent withdecisive action.3. Guaranteeing basic freedomIt is awell-known fact basic freedom is guaranteed by democracy. The most common method to express and resolve the difference insocieties’ opinion, is through open discussion. This would never happen withoutthe freedoms that are preserved in conventions of civil and political rightswhich are the rights of free speech and expression, of association with others,of movement, of security for the person. So, wecan depend on democracies to preserve these rights because they are absolutelynecessary to their own mode of existence.
The great thing about such rights isthat it allows individuals to have their own personal development and producecollective decisions which are better for being experiment against a diverse ofargument and evidence.4. Society renewalOne magnificent thing about democracy is that itgives permission for society renewal. Thedemocratic systems have the ability to ensure the renewal of society andgeneration without any disruption from the government which attends the removalof key personnel in non-democratic regimes.
This can be done by understanding the routine and removing the policiesand politicians which have failed or outlived their usefulness peacefully
