On Democracy
Updated on November 22, 2016
When we name political systems semantics and terminology all seem to tangle up. Essentially popular vote seems to be the basis of democracy, the way the power is delivered to a group of people or a single individual which in turn can damage the system that brought that individual to power.
After the election of leaders of right wing parties throughout the world last one being the victory of Trump and maybe more still to come, i read an article on the abuse of democracy put eloquently by Alain de Botton. In political jargon it's called demogougery exemplified by the election between a doctor versus sweet shop owner.
You can check it out here:
And also an article citing decisions taken with immature reflexes can be similar both in humans and nations... Giving examples of those immature reflexes, impulses that we so easily fall into.
Here is the link:
When we name political systems semantics and terminology all seem to tangle up. Essentially popular vote seems to be the basis of democracy, the way the power is delivered to a group of people or a single individual which in turn can damage the system that brought that individual to power.
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| Athenians gathered on the Pynx to host their popular assemblies |
You can check it out here:
And also an article citing decisions taken with immature reflexes can be similar both in humans and nations... Giving examples of those immature reflexes, impulses that we so easily fall into.
Here is the link:
http://www.thebookoflife.org/political-emotional-maturity/
And in addition to all this, i wonder if there is something contagious about the demagouges coming to power. If in one country he or she comes to power, giving him advantage in some certain areas such as manipulating the facts and giving a more free approach in dealing with the other countries, does make it easier for another country to elect a demagouge?
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