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I find it ironic that the result of democracy (in the abstract sense: the diversity of opinion) is a non governable country. It kind of shows what type of peopl
by iaskwhy 16y ago
I find it ironic that the result of democracy (in the abstract sense: the diversity of opinion) is a non governable country. It kind of shows what type of people we have in politics: stubborn opiniative people who don't even know how to listen to other peoples' point of view.
Elections in a democracy only seem to work when there's not a democratic parliament. Or maybe we are just not used to this and need some time to get used to the idea of different point of views other than the two main parties.
- thingie 16y agoWhich result would mean a governable country? There are possible coalition governments or even a minority government. Possibly, they won't be as strong as a single party majority government would be, but they are definitely workable. I'd rather see this as a strength of democracy where you can have some kind of government even if there are many different opinions without single prevailing political force (without having to kill all opponents).
- iaskwhy 16y agoMaybe you didn't understand what I said or I didn't explain myself properly but it's very rare for a government without a majority to not fall after some months/few years. I'm blaming it on the politicians who can't form a strong government from coalitions. In a perfect world (utopia), there would be no need for coalitions, they would just vote accordingly to the interests of the people they represent. In a not so perfect world but still a pretty good one, a coalition should be enough for a strong government and majority governments would be rare for our own good. In our world, this still doesn't happen.