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The Democracy Mirage: The Sins of Democracy
By Terry Nettle
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This book examines the various troubling issues related to democracy. It discusses the basic nature of democracy, the charade of universal suffrage, the democracy illusion, the injustice and sins of democracy, the heightening dangers of wars, the propaganda and soft power, the new democracy extremism, the alternatives to democracy, the democracy versus good governance debate, the sacred cause of democracy, the unavoidable wars and hidden wars among nations, the many dangers faced by the world, the real will of the people, the will for peace, the violent extremism of protesters and dissidents, and the violent racial and social discrimination of the state. It also ponders the future of politics
The book questions the tendency of many people to be obsessed with the "one-person-one-vote" and "universal suffrage" type of democracy, and yet nobody seems to be concerned that this was how Hitler rose to power in Germany before World War II.
Many different political systems, including democracy, can be used rationally and effectively to achieve all the desired objectives of a successful nation. All that is needed is good will, good sense, good leadership, common vision and joint effort from everyone.
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The Democracy Mirage - Terry Nettle
Chapter 1. What is Democracy?
Democracy is such a catchphrase nowadays that so many people everywhere are bandying it about without a clear understanding of what it really is. In particular, many young people and many so-called dissidents in various countries are agitating for more
democracy and even fighting fiercely for real
democracy without the necessary background, knowledge and understanding of the ideas and concepts of democracy.
There are indeed many definitions and variants of democracy. But the key tenet of democracy seems to many to be the one-person-one-vote election system. Although there are other important pillars of democracy such as the rule of law, justice, equality and basic freedom, the one-person-one-vote election and the resultant government by the majority has always been touted as the essence of democracy. This, curiously, is not the original Greek idea of democracy which basically is the rule by an elite group of citizens over all others. Nevertheless, the idea of one-person-one-vote system is now widely considered as essential for democracy and is even taken as the absolute prerequisite of democracy.
However, the fact is that the one-person-one-vote election does not necessarily created a society that is peaceful, just, equitable and prosperous. In many democracies around the world, despite the admirable idealism, power is concentrated in the rich and the influential elite. Majority rule severely tramples on the rights of myriad minority groups, inequality is rampant, land ownership and the economy is controlled by the tycoons and their private corporations, and poverty is still prevalent despite a social welfare system that is specifically set up to ameliorate the stark inequality.
Even the European Union, the model conglomerate of democracy, is struggling to balance disparate national interests, and deal with the issues of inequality and the Commission-level bureaucratic over-dominance and regulations.
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