it’s the worst, ignoring all the others.

Die Frage stellt sich.

which one .. and what do you mean with this word?

We’ll know once we try it for once.

Your questions are always turn in the wrong way.
“Is democracy the best form of government?”
It would spend dozen hours of debate between political scientists to define properly first what is democracy, and another dozen hours to define the form of government (and all we never though about). The way we perform our democracy is very different from one country to another. And always, that depends on what we want to avoid regarding the history of the country.

Do you want an inspired-consequentialist society? In other words, do you want a society where the purpose is the best median level of well-being? Or do you want something else?
In reality, I haven’t a clue of what are the common ideas we want for our society. But what it is sure is our modern society seems to follow a process of individual accumulations of capital (knowledge, know-how, money, financial assets, capacity of production, etc.) coupled by some commune structures with the same purpose (companies) ; normal there are built and control by humans. The process seems to be more in phase with our deep needs: security and acknowledgment by maintaining our capabilities. So the democracy seems to be the best form of government for this. But the way we’re performing it hurt a non negligible part the humans and our environment on Earth.

In fact, the democracy allows a kind of potential (illusion?) for everyone to get some influence on the structure and the rules of the society. In a democracy, as our status is equal regarding the law, the distinction of capabilities is based on what we can do, either through the representatives system or the money. It allows the release of frustration and balance at the marginal scale some injustices without destructuring the political system. The system goes along with the moral discours of self-responsability: “you have the liberty and the same chances as everyone, so you’re responsible of your success or not”. Thus, it provides quite good stability as well as allowing the accumulation of wealth.
The true question in a democracy form of government is the way we delegate the State’s power in the representative system, and for now it is very well structure (so few places for innovation and new agent), and the tax system, that for now redistributes the total revenue of a nation for the profit of higher classes. Rich people never never induce the growth of capabilities in a society, it is the opposite, and higher classes benefit the public investment more than another without paying a balanced cost regarding this benefit. When they get more capabilities for themself, it is to the detriment of poorer people.

So, which form of democracy is the best form? That a better question at the end.

Democracy is the strongest political system but in exile for 2000 years ….so its about time is restored everywere! In a Democracy the government is subordinate to the people and not the people to the government . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition …..https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athenian_democracy Time to wake up people …its geting late!

Democracy has its disavantages however there are other political systems which are worst than the democratic system

“Democracy is the worst form of government…”

A rather stupid question to ask the people.

Is democracy the best form of government?

carried out, Direct Democracy, Swiss Style, is the only true Democracy. The rest are mainly fixed, one way or another.

In the Western world only Direct Democracy is the solution to voting reality. And that is the best form of government there is.

The fact you even ask the question tells us a lot about the time we live in :D

It is called democracy, but it isn’t democracy.

Elastik. You can give it a shape when you want to manipulate.

Unfortunately not. Democratic politicians tend to be shortsighted (4 years mandate) and since the state is PUBLIC property and they cant really benefit from it in a legit way, they like to take bribes, steal and so on. For example in the ancient regime (absolute monarchy), the ruler views the state as his private property and as we know people care more about their private property than public one (and they want to leave their children a better legacy). Also, decision taking in democracies during crisis is slow and ineffective. And the elected officials are almost always ideologically biased instead of pragmatic. Let us not forget also, that most people don’t have the time, education, willingness and skills to participate in the democratic process, which in turn leads to the widespread phenomena of low voting turnout, as well as manipulations, lies, populism (which is not exclusively reserved to far-right or far-left, but also to center-right and center-left politicians). As a matter of fact, if we examine modern and early modern history, we will see that democratic states are in almost constant chaos – protests, weak governments due to lack of parliamentary majority, foreign power influence (because democratic politicians like taking bribes as I said, and every strong secret service can finance a new party in a neighboring state for example) and so on. Democratic politicians DO NOT THINK OF THE FUTURE, instead they focus on what happens NOW and what would get them ELECTED. Because of this they also tend to spend public money without restraint, only to satisfy the electorate. Debts? Why not, it doesn’t matter our children will pay them, what interests them is sthat with spending they will satisfy the mob and get elected. National security? Bah, they don’t care about that, unless it doesn’t help them grow their prerogatives and powers to control every aspect of citizens lives. On the other hand, if we take my example with the absolute king. Well he will not take debts without control, because HIS OWN son will have to pay them. If he has a brain between his ears, he will not succumb to the ever increasing demands of the majority of people and instead focus on what realistically should be done. And because of this, he will not raise taxes as democratic politicians like to do, because rulers want long term benefits for their families, instead of short term. The problem with this form of government is that (be it absolute monarchs, dictators, strong presidents in presidential republics) if a weak heir comes to rule the country, things go bad, whereas in democracies you can at least on paper change the government. Still, if I have to rate modern liberal democracy from 1 to 10 (10 being super and 1 very bad/terrible) I would rate it 3/10.

Consider this. The most influential states in geopolitics and international relations are not democratic Germany or democratic France, but USA, Russia, China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and so on. The U.S. is a strong presidential republic, Russia is an authoritarian presidential republic, China is a single-party state, Iran is an authoritarian country with theocratic elements, Turkey is a dictatorship (and in the near future possibly a sultanate), Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy. Virtually none of the states that shape the destiny of the world is a liberal democracy of European type. Lets be frank, nobody in Africa or the Middle East gives a dime about what Germany says, but when the USA, Russia or Saudi Arabia say something, they listen and examine it carefully.

No because 51 percent of the people control 49 Hitler was elected democratically the best is a constitutional republic

Radical municipalism under direct democratic confederalism

No, unless the people in power were honest, inteligent and sensible to the people’s needs. At the moment, democracy is the lair of corruption.

The so called democratic…. “Elections can be swayed by money and lobbying, institutions can be captured by elites, …………………….” yes it is, great that this flows from the pen of the DE= EU organ.

Is that a realization & admittance that there are inherent EU democratic deficits translating into economical costs for many of its citizens? Is reaching for an elusive EU unitary political sky- aiming regardless to become bigger, less democratic- better?

EU supranational, subsidiary, neoliberal + + + “democracy” has been designed to become an untouchable entrenched concept which disallows itself to be reformed by its voters or the EP.

Isn’t it high time for the European Council and the Council of the European Union to become more flexible, approachable and install a “Commission of EU reforms”- before the voters eventually “enforce” reforms like Brexit?

Are JCJ & Co. hardcore & compulsive gamblers- risking all or nothing?

What a stupid question!!!!!!!!

Not our democracy I defend a variation semi direct democracy…similar to Switzerland. How it works well I defend this, when a government wants to change the education, health, taxes, wants to make a big investment using public funds the people should be called to pronounce itself in a referendum, and that referendum should make the government respect the people…to make it representative of the people the vote should be mandatory to everyone even if you just want to leave it blank you should go only them we will have a real people’s democracy…that’s my view of the future of democracy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt7votAzI78

Democracy is the best form of revolution.

It depends on the environment in the country , plus maybe the culture of the people Democracy is largely a European development and its pretty arrogant to think one size fits all.

If we talk about genuine democracy and not a charade , by all means yes. It’ s not always perfect but it’s the best we can have

Dear Madams & Sirs,
Dear Friends,
My name is Enchev, Iliya / Bulgarian

Now’s day the entire World is focusing on our Social very right and strong activity.
All progressive associations and communities around the World is doing great promises and hops for real Democratic changes, not only in small parts of this Earth but in all of this World.
Peoples and all Human Beings in this World, waiting for Real Democratic changes.
As well known, Totalitarian regimes was the Country’s Capitalism, which by Mr. Gorbachev (what’s called PERESTROIKA), has being changed to Private Capitalism.
Now, this World living on to Private Capitalism, were the Social structure of every Countries still forgotten and neglected by the Medieval laws and CONSTITUTIONS.
All Human being now living grouped and intentionally polarized on the tree separate, PRIVAT struggling-streams, I call them ‘Currents’;
1. Private, Ideologically CLOSED-PARTIES, struggling Current, (were all Party’s members choosing their ideological orientation by their selves, that’s means Privately, like a amateur’s their Hobby)
2. The second is Religious struggling-Currents, (were all prayers choosing their God’s orientation by their selves, that’s means also privately)
3. And the third is Ethnical groups struggling Current, which is most disgracing one, where most even of the 21 Century Human Beings, still not accepting, but still struggling & confronting each other’s, on the base of their origins, RASSIALLY.

All of these tree GROUPED struggles, Private Currents, it’s very well controlled by the Private Business & Banking sectors, pushing it to kept us confronted and group-polarized each other’s, which cause the major struggles, wars and poverties on this Earth, calling this “democracy”.

Not a real DEMOCRACY IN THIS WORLD, nowhere!
We are BORN TO DO the REAL DEMOCRACY, RIGHT TIME NOW!!

Yes BORN at the RIGHT TIME, because it’s the time for changes of the Social struggling grouped structure of this Earth, as well as to changing Human Beings life, to the REAL DEMOCRACY.
This RIGHT TIME IS NOW, ours TIME TO BUILD the PEACE & Freedom!

What is the real requirement for building the real Democratic Society?
What is the real requirement for building the real PEACE ON THIS EARTH?
What is the real requirement for building the real FREEDOM?
There are a lot of requirements but tree is THE MOST IMPORTANT & major requirements, I call SOCIAL PERESTROJKA.!
1. The CONSTITUTIONAL EQUAL RIGHTS assigned TO THE LABOR FORCES,( As a Main “motors” of every Economy), Not only to be able to CREATE and makes the Profits, but also to have the equal Rights for proportionally sharing and allocating its Profits.
With Regrets that now’s days, in 21st Century, not one Country nor Companies has made a Constitution’s law, which assigning such rights equality & Opportunities to the labor forces.
The 98% of the labor force had makes the profits, but only 2% have exclusivity rights for sharing and allocating this Profits. Is this a democracy?
2. The Presumptions of INNOCENTS.
This means that its need the Constitutional Country’s Jurisdiction rights to all honesty and innocents Peoples, not to be compulsed for legitimating their innocence & honesty by papers, treated “equally” with criminals.
3. The CONSTITUTIONALLY BANS of the TOUCHES of all these tree PRIVATE POPULY-STRUGGLING CURRENTS, ON TO THE GOVERNMENTS PROFESSIONAL Affairs;
POLITICAL-IDEOLOGIS struggling grouped SECTORS,
RELIGIOUS struggling grouped SECTORS and,
ETHNICS struggling grouped SECTORS, MUST BE NO MORE involved NOT ANY MORE, on to the Country’s Professional-affairs.
What’s this means?
This means that from the beginning of this Century, we 21 CENTURY Human-beings understood that to BUILD a PEACE, FREEDOM & real DEMOCRACY, we MUST ACCEPT EACH OTHERS by STOPPING POLARIZED way of life.
STOPS all most GROUPING & POLARIZING ON THE BASE OF OUR PRIVATE AMATEURE ENTHUSIASMS;
(Ideologically, Religiously, and most ashamed, Ethnic-racially).
We understood that the time is to START CHOOSING OUR DEMOCRATIC Government’s LEADERS on the BASE OF THE INDIVIDUAL Person’s TALENTS, BETWEEN US.

Let’s STOPS, no any more majorized Groups-struggling elections, CHOOSING leaders between not talented and without Loyalty peoples, some time with immunity shielded criminal inclinations.
This means that constitutionally, we must ban the touches of these tree Private populy-polarizing Grouped sector; (Political-Ideology, Religious, and Ethnics), to not be touches any more on to the Countries PROFESSIONAL Social Affairs, but not to ban their organizations.
Let’s them continuing struggling privately on the back-yards of the Country side only, practicing even organized by their old activities, but not more openly for making struggles by polarizing us.

FOR SAVING our FUTURE, we must accept THESE TREE our differences!
Because not every one understand this needs, we must SUPPLEMENT NEW CONSTITUTIONAL LAWS!
Let’s start the PROFESSIONALISM IN OUR SOCIAL LIFE & Relations.

Me and ALL BULGARIANS AS WELL AS I do believe, All Earth POPULATION, WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT, on real Democratic changing this World as well as the Future’s Earth’s life & Life of our followings new young generation, only by the ways of weakening-Up OUR politically, religiously & ethnically grouped private ENTUSIASM , SHOWING THE WAYS OF PROFESIONAL SOCIAL Relations, BY ACCEPTANCE!
We strongly believe that we can do this SOCIAL PERESTROIKA NOW!
* It’s the truth that, no one POLITICALY CLOZED CURENTS, has officially NO written evidence, of acceptance the others IDEOLOGIES, fact which makes us to be polarized and to struggle all the times for nothing.
THIS STRUGGLES, & FIGHTS ON THE EVERY COUNTRY’S PARLIAMENTS, I CALL THEM, PARLIAMANTARY-DISCRIMINATION, CAUSED BY UNACCEPTANCE OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN US.
(POLITIC-IDEOLOGICAL UNACCEPTANCE, RELIGIOUS UNACCEPTANCE, & ETHNICAL UNACCEPTANCE.), and we still talking for DEMOCRACY, WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING REALLY WHAT IS IT MEANS.

* WEE NEED TO START SOCIAL POLITICAL CHANGES, not LIKE Gorbachev’s made BLOODY STRUGGLES ONE AND UNFINISHED YET ” Perestroika”, WITHOUT CONSTITUTION’S LAW CHANGES!

* WE NEED CONSTITUTIONALY SUPPLEMENTATION OF ACCEPTANCE, TO BE ABLE TO DO THE REALL DEMOCRATIC PEACEFULLY CHANGES!
WEE NEED start choosing our leaders by NEW Mandarinat ELECTION system, testing all Governmental position for post-loyalty of the every assigned person.

* WE NEED constitutionally bans of all trades with country’s laws, allowing only Wealthy criminals for escaping from justice, paying for their crimes, bur not for no-wealthy crimes.
The fact which keeps crimes between us, as well as fact which makes us to be socially, & class-separated.

* WE NEED TO START RELIGIOUS “Perestroika”, by supplementing on to the all luminous Holly books like (Bible, Koran, Jewish-Talmud & Buddhists Holly books et cet.), most desired this days role, ACCEPTANCE of the others religious. Acceptance of the Gods but with different name (God, Christos, Allah, Jehovah, Buddhists as the same.)
It’s the truth that no one RELIGIOUSE struggling groups has officially assigned written evidence of acceptance the others religious.
The fact, which makes us to be polarized and to struggling all the times under ONE GOD, for nothing.
If we, Human beings need to be surviving and to kept the PEACE IN THIS WORLD, the Religious PERESTROIKA should be started by radical supplementation on to their Holly books, like a Bible, Koran, Jewish-Tora, as well Buddhism, by adding ACCEPTANCE OF ALL DIFFERENT RELIGIOUSE.
To be saved the Peace on the Earth;
We, Human beings, need to change fundamentally our social lives by new constitutions based on to the laws of “Tolerant-Acceptance”, strictly banning touches of these tree private ”hobbies- currents” to the professionals Government and States affairs.
Detailed plan for this coming changes are made by Bulgarian-Japanese movement “Tolerant-Acceptance”
With Warm Regards,
Enchev
enchev_ip@abv.bg

Democracy is the best idea, but in order to work, it must be executed cleverly and responsibly. This is why we see varying degrees of democracy around the world. I would say Switzerland has the best execution of the democratic idea so far. Some countries are only democratic in words, but not in practice. How much democracy there is in a country depends on how much a government allows people to take part in the process of making policies and laws. A well executed democracy is the best form of government.

democracy is no form of government. it says only where the power comes from you wanted to say republic…..

Yessssss!

And, there is always the alternative, called EPISTOCRACY, explained in this fascinating book : https://www.amazon.com/Against-Democracy-Jason-Brennan/dp/0691162603

It depends on the kind of democracy.I don’t like mine.

it’s certainly not the best system, but which one is better?

Yes.

Whatever form.of government in a country is if all corrupt n no discipline at all i useless indeed

Whatever form.of government in a country is if all corrupt n no discipline at all i useless indeed

Whatever form.of government in a country is if all corrupt n no discipline at all i useless indeed

Yes

Anarchy

Tyranny occurs when absolute power is granted to a ruler. In a tyrannical government, the ruler becomes corrupt and uses his power to further his own interests instead of working for the common good.

The rule of law is the principle that no one is exempt from the law, even those who are in a position of power. The rule of law can serve as a safeguard against tyranny, because just laws ensure that rulers do not become corrupt. Aristotle

Yes.

I can sense something very wrong with this question! If not Democracy What do you suggest? Being ruled by one person elected by a bunch of burocrats of Brussels? You wish!!

Yes. But the speech of the politically correct is a form of dictatorship . This should banned. A democracy has no place, for Islamic culture.

Democracy is the system of the elites, it’s a covered dictatorship basically, you just get to vote. The problem is that all the vote options are BAD and they all do the same things, basically, steal the people and make everything easier for the big companies. There is no social justice, no equality, no equity, you are not rewarded for being smarter or work harder than others, you are reward by how well you get along with those who own the power. Democracy is dead and it’s mandatory to create a new way of organizing the society, so that the wealth can be distributed according to your efforts, according to your hard work, and not just by having friends in high places or exploiting the flaws in the system, or creating flaws in the system for those who already exploit it, can exploit it even more and get richer than they are, not by their hard work or effort, but just for having friends in high places and exploiting the system/other people.

I think it might have been Shaw who said “democracy is a system where the people get the government they deserve” vote carefully for people with integrity.

When the alternative is autocracy – YES!

Democracy is the least worst of all systems.

Polity is the best form of government. Democracy is one of the worst for an uneducated populous is easily mislead by demagogues and tyrants. Educate the people, not just in matters of academia but also in virtue and we’ll have a good time.

Not particularly!

“Yes, friends, governments in capitalist society are but committees of the rich to manage the affairs of the capitalist class.” – James connoly
You can see this in the EU today,they act like farmers and treat the people like livestock

if depends: if people vote what you want, yes, if not, no. Politicians or power mind.

any other options? except anarchy!

Obviously not for the EU. :D

An educated democracy. Which will never happen.

Pure democracy is not good as a concept and does not exist anywhere in practice. In practice, oligarchic, political, media, and judicial elites always distort the democratic process. Insofar as these elites are enlightened and enforce an enlightened Law, this is a good thing. A people should be governed by law rather than passing whims. The trouble with today’s elites is that they often invalidate majority-preferences as “illiberal,” while at the same time demonizing their enemies as “undemocratic”! Many of our current policies – loss of national identity, disempowering of the nation-state – are actually destroying the necessary conditions for civic self-government, such as civic solidarity and political responsibility.

Constitutional republic

It may not be perfect, but it is the best we know

but of course it is. Why the question, when EU was based on it?

The democratic system is designed to provide social peace, as people accept the will of the majority.

Define Best

Define Governing

It’s a crappy one, but al the others we tried are worse. And the least worse kind of democratic goverment is the representative democratic constitutional parliamentary one, kept in check by the rule of law and a separation of powers. Which is the most commen one in Europe and also practiced by the EU where it has competency. Direct democracy as in referendums is juist mob rule. And should’t be the basis for a country even if a few country’s are able to make it work.

Any form of governance is good when it is used the abuse of power.I can say the same thing for corruption and human rights invasion.

If it were real we could debate of it. Ask to Switzerland. They are voting every 3 months I think, and they are very efficient country.

The question, in European Union, is why Juncker is President if nobody has voted him? Is this democracy?

No, communism is.

Say what????

Say what????

Last night the UK Parliament repealed the illegitimate piece of legislation that took us into the EU all those years ago. So yes, democracy is great :)

I am for the Republic.

Not according to the fabled ancient Greeks, they despised mob rule and preferred aristocracy. Rule by Platos’ philosopher kings doesn’t sound too bad.

Depends on the indigenous culture, to suggest western democracy fits all societies is probably a bit unrealistic

Compared with what the EU is doing defiantly.

I agree with Churchill on this issue.

It is the best of government ofcourse

Yes, democracy is the best form of government,
the virtues and ideals on which it perches upon truely embodies it with unprecedented stability and accountability and will hold up in times of inevitable crises.

I believe it is the best we can get. Having people vote on who gets into office is the most fair way to run a country, however it does have its flaws here and there but it is indeed the best we have.

Yes. When have brains.

Democracy is the worse system excluding all the others

Democracy is good for sure especially when policed by non corrupt entities or governments.

Democracy is the best System ever, but the most people don’t understand what means Democracy, Diktatur or Anarchism is easy, Democracy must be done by all the people’s….and this is illusion

Depends ….if people are somewhat educated,responsible, respectful, and just …..yes….but it applies to those who govern as well as the governed .

We cannot say that democracy is the best form. Of government Becozz there is corruption and all and when there is corruption then there is not any best way… I think governments success depends on many factors but mainly the media freedom and microeconomic growth of the country. It affects every person in the country both positively and negatively.
https://testbook.com/blog/concepts-of-microeconomics-gk-notes-pdf/