Saturday, November 23, 2013

The problematic of democracy is People.

Democracy as a form of government is not perfect, but its the best we can have. The political problems of democracy have to be laid at the feet of the People. The form of government; its triadic nature; the functions of government; are ideally structured and arranged to create a 'real' democracy. However, the People who implement it fall short of fulfilling the expectations of the triadic form; viz. the proper functioning of the Three separate Branches of government. But, all the blame cannot be laid at the feet of the different branches. The People at the bottom who should be reaping the benefits of democracy and who should be 'practicing it' also fall short of 'living' a democratic life. Although individuals are considered free and Equal, many individuals do not actually consider the Other as an equal. In other words, there is too much racial discrimination; economic discrimination; 'class' solidarity, and 'class' discrimination. The individuals who engage in these practices align themselves with the political Party that supports their personal viewpoint. Some, if economically able, even run for Office. The Bottom of government contaminates the Top of government. After all, the People at the Top come from the Bottom. Nevertheless, the Top has a function and anyone occupying a political office is duty bound to carry out those duties. There is absolutely no other reason for occupying a political office. However,the only duty required at the Bottom is to live within the boundaries of law. Of course, that makes racial and economic discrimination easy because it becomes a personal thing. Hence, not all individuals at the Bottom practice the Equality guaranteed and protected by the Constitution. How can People be made to understand that without the 'condition of togetherness', we cannot be expected to survive. We can only survive in a 'condition of togetherness' if we consider each individual forming the condition, an Equal. We have to be better human beings.

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