Dilemma of Democracy
I hail from India, the land with the world’s largest democracy . Despite that, I am not a big fan of democracy. This post might irk a lot of people but I can’t help sharing my views. The whole concept of allowing each and every one to have a say in every common decision, without considering whether or not they are fit enough to take decisions, is sort of an exaggeration of the concept of rights. Democracy, in its purest form, is something that looks good and promising in theory but in practical, its repercussions can easily be seen. Let’s go through them one by one. · 1 ) Universal Adult Franchise: The present criteria of allowing every person older than 18 years, to vote is not the best way to judge a person’s eligibility to cast his/her vote. This allows so many people who simply don’t care about the ideals of democracy, to cast vote. I have personally seen people selling their votes for a bottle of liquor in broad daylig...