Topic > Essay on democracy - 1260

Democracy is the form of government structure most adopted and used in the last century, to which not only important results have been attributed, but also criticized for some shortcomings it presented. Over the past decade, successive debates on social media; news channels, live shows, philosophical articles and political criticism have made the effects of democracy far too controversial and have profoundly highlighted its negative aspects; misuse of funds, mob rule, oppression of minorities and public manipulation which have only filled public minds with doubts and uncertainties, yet this so-called vilest form of government is also acclaimed for increasing awareness, sense of responsibility and increasing economic growth, ultimately providing society with a stable and well-civilized way of life. Furthermore, the freedom rights that allow the media to freely report statements and opinions on the form of government itself are also one of the positive outcomes of democracy. Yet we claim, ignoring all the benefits and well-being, that democracy is the vilest form of government today. Democracy has a literal essence as well as a deeply rooted understanding of the structure for governing people satisfactorily. The term "democracy" comes from a Greek word meaning "government by the people." As its origins indicate, it is a form of government in which all eligible citizens have an equal say in decisions that affect their lives, either directly or through elected representatives, which seems more rational since they are the ones who have had to live it. Daniel Hannan stated in his article that Abraham Lincoln said “…government of the people, by the people, for the people…”. Providing people with the right to vote… half paper… because of its flaws and malfunctions. While democracy does not offer ideal solutions to all problems, one must also consider that democracy was the last system of government formed and still needs to improve to meet the future needs and challenges faced by humanity. Since there is no more adequate system yet, democracy is definitely not the vilest form of government and it is in our interest to use the current form of democracy to solve our problems and work on it to further improve it so that the remaining failures could be addressed, rather than simply looking at the negatives that are always subjected to television shows and live criticism, as Jane Addams says "the cure for the ills of democracy is more democracy" (p. 41 ). In this way we could really move towards finding the ideal governance system.