Different Democracy
I have been interested in this topic for years and have slowly developed my ideas over time.
Before I begin, please know that there are no perfect ideologies.
To understand why democracy fails, we should look back to times when it was actually effective, such as the democracy of ancient Greece (until Socrates’ death) or the early democratic elections in the U.S. The difference between those democracies and the current one lies in the quality of voters. Slaves, African Americans, women, and those at the lowest levels of society were not allowed to vote. Yes, this was due to discrimination, but it was also related to the level of education among various segments of society. The Founding Fathers of democracy understood that you can’t allow people who are not interested in politics to vote on political changes; they knew that these individuals would simply be used as tools for power. Being born in a country should not be the only factor in deciding who gets to influence its future. Your football team won’t succeed if inexperienced people are choosing between a charismatic, silver-tongued 21-year-old who believes he can handle everything and an experienced 63-year-old whose entire life has been devoted to football for the head coach position. Socrates himself warned about the danger of misunderstanding the concept of democracy and even came to dislike it.
The democracy we have today often revolves around who can say what the nation wants to hear. Society is overwhelmed by its own problems, and many individuals disengage from the stakes involved during elections, effectively becoming tools for gaining power.
@YakhyoKadyrov
I have been interested in this topic for years and have slowly developed my ideas over time.
Before I begin, please know that there are no perfect ideologies.
To understand why democracy fails, we should look back to times when it was actually effective, such as the democracy of ancient Greece (until Socrates’ death) or the early democratic elections in the U.S. The difference between those democracies and the current one lies in the quality of voters. Slaves, African Americans, women, and those at the lowest levels of society were not allowed to vote. Yes, this was due to discrimination, but it was also related to the level of education among various segments of society. The Founding Fathers of democracy understood that you can’t allow people who are not interested in politics to vote on political changes; they knew that these individuals would simply be used as tools for power. Being born in a country should not be the only factor in deciding who gets to influence its future. Your football team won’t succeed if inexperienced people are choosing between a charismatic, silver-tongued 21-year-old who believes he can handle everything and an experienced 63-year-old whose entire life has been devoted to football for the head coach position. Socrates himself warned about the danger of misunderstanding the concept of democracy and even came to dislike it.
The democracy we have today often revolves around who can say what the nation wants to hear. Society is overwhelmed by its own problems, and many individuals disengage from the stakes involved during elections, effectively becoming tools for gaining power.
“A skilled sailor who knows the stars, or any able-bodied man who believes he can steer?”
@YakhyoKadyrov