Post by Keith on May 24, 2007 23:36:45 GMT -8
Can each country have a democracy? That's a pandora's box right there.
Democracy is freedom of choice. But the term "freedom" is very vague yet can be very broad at the same time. It is possible to implement democracy in every country. Keep in mind one country's version of democracy will differ from another country's version of democracy. For example American democracy isn't going to work on most countries. I remember in my Spanish class back in 2002-2003, there was this one man who's a grandfather who happened to be a former United States Naval Officer that had fought in the Vietnam War.
At the same time, the man is politically active. He explained to us that it's possible to implement democracy to other countries. In order to do so, you have to take in consideration and factor in their traditions and customs. Customs and traditions will differ from one country to another. Such as one state to another in the USA. You can impose one brand of democracy on another country. If you do that, you're going to violate a bunch of customs and traditions. In response, the people are going to rebel.
My US history professor also added this, in order to have democracy, you have to educate people. Doesn't neccessarily mean you need schools and colleges. Basically use whatever feasible means to populate the people on democracy. The United States was lacking among those two important aspects in bringing "democracy" to Afghanistan and Iraq. The rise of civil war, strife, and insurgency isn't helping much either. Because of the failure of considering customs and the need to educate, look at what's going on in Iraq.
Whenever you bring "democracy", you have to educate people. If you don't, the "democracy" is going to fall apart. But that's just the first stepping stone in order to secure democracy. Remember that rulers and politicians are people like you and I. We're all fallible in one way or another. That includes being fallible to corruption and bribery.
It leads up to this next big problem, money. Being in a political position gives the person a seat of power. When Peter Parker gained his powers, his Uncle Ben quoted, "with great power comes great responsibility." These politicians and rulers are given great power along with the great responsibility that comes along with it. Meaning they're responsible for the welfare and safety of the people and the country.
With democracy being introduced, there's going to be a lot of changes. It has to start out slow and gradual instead of being rushed. Democracy cannot be rushed. All great things worth achieving cannot be rushed. When you rush things, you're prone to making plenty of mistakes. Along with these changes, money's going to be introduced. And money equals power. There are people that just want to make money and there are others that want to use money for power. Special interest groups will bribe the politicians and rulers with large sums of cash or some cushy position after their term or rule is over.
Instead of focusing on the people, the politicians focus more on the special interest groups, businesses, etc. They're going to bribe the people in power to go their way. That's another big problem that one would face when bringing democracy to another country. This even applies to the politics of the democracy of this country, the United States. More money is being poured into politics. When more money is poured into something, the more problems there's going to be.
Notorious B.I.G. said it best, "mo money, mo problems." When you bring more money into something such as a new democracy, there will be people who want a big piece of the cash pie. And they don't really give a care in the world if the new democracy gets damaged as a result of that. They just want to make money and get rich.
In a democratic government, everybody has a voice. You have your good and your bad. But you can't ignore a voice, not even a single voice. Even if one voice is ignored, it's going to cause a massive headache in the future. If a bunch of ignored voices form up, prepare to have a major migraine.
Overall, democracy is possible for every country. But everything has to be slow and gradual because democracy is a delicate and fragile thing. It's like a glass house that can shatter with a single stone. With a new democracy in place, you have to deflect against a bunch of stones. The people are going to have to be educated in order to make their own choices.
Everybody is part of the democratic process one way or another. Politics is an instrumental part of democracy, like it or not. You can like or hate politics, it doesn't matter. Politics will inevitably decide how you can live your life. So yes, it's possible to have a democracy. We have to educate ourselves and each other. We need to hold the people we elect into office into high standards. We have to question the government in place if we feel that their straying away from the right path.
The most important thing is patience. Patience is golden.
www.helium.com/tm/261772/country-democracy-thats-pandoras
Democracy is freedom of choice. But the term "freedom" is very vague yet can be very broad at the same time. It is possible to implement democracy in every country. Keep in mind one country's version of democracy will differ from another country's version of democracy. For example American democracy isn't going to work on most countries. I remember in my Spanish class back in 2002-2003, there was this one man who's a grandfather who happened to be a former United States Naval Officer that had fought in the Vietnam War.
At the same time, the man is politically active. He explained to us that it's possible to implement democracy to other countries. In order to do so, you have to take in consideration and factor in their traditions and customs. Customs and traditions will differ from one country to another. Such as one state to another in the USA. You can impose one brand of democracy on another country. If you do that, you're going to violate a bunch of customs and traditions. In response, the people are going to rebel.
My US history professor also added this, in order to have democracy, you have to educate people. Doesn't neccessarily mean you need schools and colleges. Basically use whatever feasible means to populate the people on democracy. The United States was lacking among those two important aspects in bringing "democracy" to Afghanistan and Iraq. The rise of civil war, strife, and insurgency isn't helping much either. Because of the failure of considering customs and the need to educate, look at what's going on in Iraq.
Whenever you bring "democracy", you have to educate people. If you don't, the "democracy" is going to fall apart. But that's just the first stepping stone in order to secure democracy. Remember that rulers and politicians are people like you and I. We're all fallible in one way or another. That includes being fallible to corruption and bribery.
It leads up to this next big problem, money. Being in a political position gives the person a seat of power. When Peter Parker gained his powers, his Uncle Ben quoted, "with great power comes great responsibility." These politicians and rulers are given great power along with the great responsibility that comes along with it. Meaning they're responsible for the welfare and safety of the people and the country.
With democracy being introduced, there's going to be a lot of changes. It has to start out slow and gradual instead of being rushed. Democracy cannot be rushed. All great things worth achieving cannot be rushed. When you rush things, you're prone to making plenty of mistakes. Along with these changes, money's going to be introduced. And money equals power. There are people that just want to make money and there are others that want to use money for power. Special interest groups will bribe the politicians and rulers with large sums of cash or some cushy position after their term or rule is over.
Instead of focusing on the people, the politicians focus more on the special interest groups, businesses, etc. They're going to bribe the people in power to go their way. That's another big problem that one would face when bringing democracy to another country. This even applies to the politics of the democracy of this country, the United States. More money is being poured into politics. When more money is poured into something, the more problems there's going to be.
Notorious B.I.G. said it best, "mo money, mo problems." When you bring more money into something such as a new democracy, there will be people who want a big piece of the cash pie. And they don't really give a care in the world if the new democracy gets damaged as a result of that. They just want to make money and get rich.
In a democratic government, everybody has a voice. You have your good and your bad. But you can't ignore a voice, not even a single voice. Even if one voice is ignored, it's going to cause a massive headache in the future. If a bunch of ignored voices form up, prepare to have a major migraine.
Overall, democracy is possible for every country. But everything has to be slow and gradual because democracy is a delicate and fragile thing. It's like a glass house that can shatter with a single stone. With a new democracy in place, you have to deflect against a bunch of stones. The people are going to have to be educated in order to make their own choices.
Everybody is part of the democratic process one way or another. Politics is an instrumental part of democracy, like it or not. You can like or hate politics, it doesn't matter. Politics will inevitably decide how you can live your life. So yes, it's possible to have a democracy. We have to educate ourselves and each other. We need to hold the people we elect into office into high standards. We have to question the government in place if we feel that their straying away from the right path.
The most important thing is patience. Patience is golden.
www.helium.com/tm/261772/country-democracy-thats-pandoras