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Treading on slippery slope are we. You talk about democracy but the USA itself is a two party democracy not a true democracy at heart. In India you can start yo

by shmde 4y ago

Treading on slippery slope are we. You talk about democracy but the USA itself is a two party democracy not a true democracy at heart. In India you can start your own political party and contest in elections. Since it got independence from the Britishers, India has stayed a democracy and will hopefully remain so. (Unless maybe CIA organises a coup d'état)

cronix 4y ago
If you elect representatives to vote on your behalf, it's not a "true democracy."
- KrishnaShripad 4y ago
  When you vote directly, you risk voting for an authoritarian whom you can never recall in case he doesn't work in your interest or turns into a Dictator. In a representative democracy, the representatives are more approachable to the Citizens. This allows one to hold the representative accountable in case the Leader turns autocratic/dictatorial. Citizens can build pressure on Representatives from their own area rather than trying to galvanize a nation-wide agitation against a Dictator. And with a billion+ people voting, there is no way to reasonably expect to hold a single Leader accountable. Direct Democracy doesn't work if the population is too big. Anything greater than a few thousand people you will need Representative Democracy. So when one says "True Democracy" it invariably points to Representative Democracy with a Multi-Party system. Direct Democracy is a dead idea from the get go.
- vivegi 4y ago
  India is a democratic republic. Says so in the preamble of our constitution. It is a parliamentary democracy. We directly vote for the representatives in our local municipalities/corporations, state legislatures and central (federal) legislature.
bcrosby95 4y ago
It's not that simple in the US. For example, many states have proposition systems which is a direct democracy: the residents can vote directly on laws themselves. There's good and bad things about this, but overall I think it's good - it's a way around a state legislature trying to do wildly unpopular things.

by shmde 4y ago

cronix 4y ago

If you elect representatives to vote on your behalf, it's not a "true democracy."

KrishnaShripad 4y ago
When you vote directly, you risk voting for an authoritarian whom you can never recall in case he doesn't work in your interest or turns into a Dictator. In a representative democracy, the representatives are more approachable to the Citizens. This allows one to hold the representative accountable in case the Leader turns autocratic/dictatorial. Citizens can build pressure on Representatives from their own area rather than trying to galvanize a nation-wide agitation against a Dictator. And with a billion+ people voting, there is no way to reasonably expect to hold a single Leader accountable. Direct Democracy doesn't work if the population is too big. Anything greater than a few thousand people you will need Representative Democracy. So when one says "True Democracy" it invariably points to Representative Democracy with a Multi-Party system. Direct Democracy is a dead idea from the get go.
vivegi 4y ago
India is a democratic republic. Says so in the preamble of our constitution. It is a parliamentary democracy. We directly vote for the representatives in our local municipalities/corporations, state legislatures and central (federal) legislature.

bcrosby95 4y ago

It's not that simple in the US. For example, many states have proposition systems which is a direct democracy: the residents can vote directly on laws themselves. There's good and bad things about this, but overall I think it's good - it's a way around a state legislature trying to do wildly unpopular things.