Philosophical article: If every idea carries the reasons for the construction of democracy as an idea, does this nature apply to it?
If democracy as a political system based on the sovereignty of the people, equality, justice, individual freedom and human dignity, which all the peoples of the world today aspires to apply, does this mean that democracy is the best system? but if democracy is an idea, and if Hegel says that every idea has negative aspects, does this mean that the democracy produced by man has disadvantages, and if so, do these negatives mean the corruption of the democratic system and its structure?
Analysis: Democracy is a Greek word of origin consisting of Demos and the meaning of the people and Kratia meaning sovereignty. In its political sense, it is a system in which the entire people, not one individual, or one stratum subject to the rest of the people, has enjoyed great success. And called for their right to sovereignty, after centuries in which the absolute individual order prevailed, where people suffered from slavery and oppression, and injustice. The roots of democracy are rooted in the ancient Greek era, albeit an aristocratic democracy that belongs only to free citizens, representing the majority of the people. While modern democracy does not exclude one member of the people who has the power to govern itself. If the people cannot take full power, they will elect their own deputies in the parliament, which has the right to legislative exercise. Rousseau believes that the democratic system is the best political system, because it expresses the will of the people. John Stuart Mill also praised the democratic system and believes that it is the system that enables the public interest based on the right of expression, the right of opposition, freedom of the press, participation in government on the basis of the word majority, and majority rule to prevent self-control. In addition to the principle of the sovereignty of the people, democracy is based on the principle of equality and justice. The rights and duties are determined according to merit, measured by the efforts and capabilities of the individual, not on the basis of race; the rule of a democratic system is not dependent on a certain class, as we see it in the individual system. Every person with the necessary abilities can carry politics and run for office, whatever his social class. Democracy is based on respect for the natural rights of man, which are innate human rights once he is a human being. In his book Democracy in America, Alexey Tocqueville sees democracy as the basis for renaissance and satisfaction. It has preserved the benefits of the majority, increased the talents of the people, worked on equal opportunities, removed society from underdevelopment, and made progress. Democracy also has the right to express opinion and the right to freedom, which citizens feel responsible. From a social and economic point of view, Henry Michel believes that democracy contributes to human development by ensuring that everyone has a certain degree of economic freedom, a fair share of his work product, and a cultural and moral environment. The multiple virtues of the democratic system make it the best system produced by the human mind, and the people have decried it, aspired to it, and suspended its hopes for a dignified existence beginning with the French Revolution of 1789 and its explicit declaration of human rights. Reality has disappointed many people they have realized that it is not the absolute instinct without negatives, perhaps its negatives less than the negatives of the absolute individual system, but they cannot be ignored or denied, but turned against them, and led to their failure as a political and social system. The democrats themselves, such as John Stuart Mill, Tocqueville and Montesquieu, pointed to it. John Stuart Mill is often blamed for the lack of freedom of opinion and expression, and the excessive exercise of it by individuals may make the state lose its prestige, creating chaos and instability. Therefore, the state, which limits the individual freedom of expression so as not to become a pretext for interfering in the private life of individuals, harms them more than they benefit, by a just and universally agreed law. The state must maintain its prestige as the highest institution. To retain the powers to intervene to resolve the conflict, if the understanding between individuals is not in the interest of a particular interest, but rather the protection of democracy itself. We will not oppose the German philosopher Hegel, when he emphasizes the factor of consciousness as a condition for the success of the democratic system. Democracy is not a proud slogan, but a culture first and foremost. It enables the people to understand their foundations and principles, and then exercise them, because the understanding that is not followed by practice does not serve democracy and does not work on its success. Awareness requires the education and experience, and perhaps the success of the democratic system in developed countries and failure in the underdeveloped countries indicate the experience and long experience gained by the first in this field, the absence of experience, or short life at the second. Education at Montesquieu is to inculcate the political virtue of children, namely, patriotism and respect for the law. If democracy grants individuals the right to express opinion and practice politics, they must teach them patriotism and respect for their laws, the only deterrent that protects them from slipping into conflict. The lack of self-interest before the public, and the love of the soul before the homeland. For Tuckville the success or failure of democracy related to citizens, democracy is not measured by its values , but by the spirit of the rules applied, which we do not agree with. Democracy based on the principle of one man = one voice, makes us wonder, how can we equate the illiterate, who misses a lot of things, and the intellectual with a far-sighted? does not this equality in electoral votes and the right to exercise power make democracy the system that allows people who are not qualified to reach power? History still attests to the fact that Hitler came to power through the elections. Does this mean that democracy is mad, says Nietzsche? Democracy is also based on the opinion of the majority, which takes a dangerous turn to democracy itself by annexing the right of the minority to express its opinion and exercise its freedom. How can we reconcile majority rule with respect for individual freedoms? How can we avoid turning democracy into a rule where the majority is at the expense of the minority? If democracy sacrifices the minority for the majority, does that mean it tramples the rights of individuals (the minority)? Despite all the attempts to find solutions that enable the minority to exercise their rights, this problem remains the most difficult problem faced by democracy, making it the idea that carries the disadvantages, and away from the perfection, which the owners wanted them. It is important to point out that the Democrats themselves feel the flaws of democracy, and many researches in this direction, have begun to show focus on the need for the development of democracy. Thus, we conclude that democracy is not an ideal system free of defects, but rather a system created by the human mind, lacking in negatives and dangers, which makes it a criminal system if the person does not find the appropriate solutions to it. The transition of thought to its opposite, which is the individual rule, which is beyond the days and research, but the overthrow of democracy by its old principles, to allow for a new democracy based on a new principle, or a new system beyond the disadvantages.
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