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I will have to disagree with plato's hierarchy. Even you will have to disagree with that since you have stated that "Should the king be an idiot, tyranny takes place."
So are you trying to imply that Democracy is highly unstable and Aristocracy/monarchy is a better form when formed by educated minds/mind?
People mostly root to certain political party depending upon the election campaign/ track records(not many look into it though!) but then again the political party they root to, would have slipped in certain aspects! So we cannot entirely say that people ignorant about the election and voting system. I think STM pretty much makes the same point. It comes with the strings attached.
Oligarchy, I don't think it's possible. If one party tries to over power, there are other parties who can combine and form a even more destructive force and over throw them.
There isn't. that's a fact. But we don't have in-depth knowledge of the functioning, even then which two governments would you combine so that you think that it's an acceptable form of government?
Hypothetically speaking if at all a good leader/politician wants to rise in power, he definitely needs to strongly advertise his ideologies/words. So, if people believe that all the advertisement are with a hidden meaning and fail to see a good politician then there is a big problem. And I think we are still under these kind of illusion! I have to strongly agree upon this point!
But,
How else do you think this hypothetical candidate can spread his thoughts without making a name for himself or get to spotlight?
Also @STM93 : So it seems you agree with most of the operating principles of democracy and still there are certain loop holes? How do you think a democratic government tackle that?
MangaD Wrote:Let's be realistic, how can the people vote to choose their government when they understand nothing of politics and are full of misconceptions? Besides, the interest of the few overlap the interest of the whole, so each individual will root for the politics that better suit him, not necessarily being the best politics for the whole. Democracy brings serious instability.
So are you trying to imply that Democracy is highly unstable and Aristocracy/monarchy is a better form when formed by educated minds/mind?
People mostly root to certain political party depending upon the election campaign/ track records(not many look into it though!) but then again the political party they root to, would have slipped in certain aspects! So we cannot entirely say that people ignorant about the election and voting system. I think STM pretty much makes the same point. It comes with the strings attached.
MangaD Wrote:Looks more like oligarchy pulling the strings behind the curtain to me.
Oligarchy, I don't think it's possible. If one party tries to over power, there are other parties who can combine and form a even more destructive force and over throw them.
MangaD Wrote:So, is there a perfect form of government at all? Thinking
There isn't. that's a fact. But we don't have in-depth knowledge of the functioning, even then which two governments would you combine so that you think that it's an acceptable form of government?
STM Wrote:It doesn't take a genius to realize that the masses can be easily manipulated by media and that the people who picked the candidates to choose from have the real power, but this is a very powerful illusion nevertheless.
Hypothetically speaking if at all a good leader/politician wants to rise in power, he definitely needs to strongly advertise his ideologies/words. So, if people believe that all the advertisement are with a hidden meaning and fail to see a good politician then there is a big problem. And I think we are still under these kind of illusion! I have to strongly agree upon this point!
But,
STM Wrote:In other words, corruption is inherent, primarily because an imperfect knowledge of candidates exists, resulting in a need to build relationships with those with power to put you in the spotlight, and in turn strings get attached
How else do you think this hypothetical candidate can spread his thoughts without making a name for himself or get to spotlight?
Also @STM93 : So it seems you agree with most of the operating principles of democracy and still there are certain loop holes? How do you think a democratic government tackle that?