-Plato
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.
-Winston Churchill
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.
-Winston Churchill
What difference does it make to the dead, the
orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under
the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?
-Mahatma Gandhi
-Mahatma Gandhi
Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.
-Bertrand Russel
-Bertrand Russel
Much Ado about nothing.I have always believed that the
emancipation and liberation of humanity is not in the so called
liberation theologies but liberation of minds of human beings.But today,rampant corruption,deterioration of political culture,electoral malpractices,lowering of standard of governance has mutilated the every chance for a common man to accept the fact that what our political leaders and constitution makers did was to spread freedom,justice,Commitment to
education,Equality,Equality of Opportunity,Participation,Social
Mobility,Economic Justice,Progress,Integrated
diversity,compassion,economic vitality,economic security,etc.Yes,it is right to say that we cannot have an utopia and no country is free from unrest whether social,economical or spiritual.Their has always existed some flaws in the system and system of governance.No system is free from corruption.But,who is the culprit?The perfect and requiring no expertise to answer the question is ,"Its You and Me".Remember,we can also say"Him".This answer is possible because of Democracy.I am not of the view to accept any other form of government because a series of event like industrialization,independence/revolution and globalization needed the power of the nation as a whole working towards prosperity.Perhaps,another stone age can bring a change,the absence of governance.But in today's perspective we find, it needs more expertise and basic knowledge of corruption to answer,"Him".Why?Arguably democracy has been the
best form of government.After all turbulent years in India ,democracy
still exists in unique forms.Common man,to gain power,position,respect,etc has worked hard and have improved his intelligent quotient and in the process has learned the importance of emotional expression for survival and adaptation.Though IQ and EQ looks at cognitive intelligence.Nevertheless,SQ on the other hand aims to encourage people to find ways of sensing channels of inspiration floating in the universe.If only a person improves his SQ then only he can sense the right or wrong of his actions and will become aware of the consequences.
Democracy as in Oxford Dictionary has been stated as Noun and defined as a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.But should democracy be treated as a noun.Democracy is a verb, not a noun. It’s an active condition, not merely a state of existence. A journey, and not a destination. Yet,it has been the destination of many to gain position,power and money.A person takes oath of delivering his service fairly and in a transparent manner.But what makes him corrupt then.His ambition to live a king-size life or to secure his family socially and economically.Why He denies to follow the constitutional law set by our founding political leaders and the goals set in the preamble of the constitution.Why he treats Democracy as a noun ,as an entity ?
Can this situation be resolved when the leaders who govern us are itself wrong.Will they accept their mistakes?A straight answer,"No,They won't".Then,what is the remedy to this situation.It is only possible if we come front at our own levels with available resources and fight against such evils which have restrain us from doing our duties and curbing our rights as a democratic citizen.Instead of analyzing hundred of issues concerning the welfare of the nation and accepting theories and making the situation worse by helping it to make a national issue,we should fight and make the corrupt officials realize that they lack spiritual quotient.Democracy was,is and will always in question in its theory but we should remember that is this Democracy which makes us confront a higher authority when they are wrong.So,it is the play of three quotient viz.,IQ,EQ and SQ which may help in long run to bring economic as well as political stabilisation.