Is there any better alternative form of Government to Democracy misused by corrupt politicians?
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A form of government that isn't misused?  Democracy is probably the LEAST misused form of government.  Communism might have worked (I still oppose it) in the Soviet Union if it wasn't for dictators.\n\nBy the way, when Lenin came out of exile to rule Russia after the Russian Revolution, he the country was so broke and the economy infrastructure was so bad that he had to set up a temporary capitalist system to generate money into the economy before he could start his socialism.  I find that ironic and slightly humorous--maybe even a small slap to socialists.
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Democracy like ours, no. A functioning, more free, and less hostile government than Saddams, yes. Civil war, no.
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Hass J, You ask an important question, and you deserve a respectful answer.\n\nWinston Churchill once said, "Democracy is the worst form of government -- except for all the rest."\n\nThe legendary journalist, H. L. Mencken once said, "Democracy is the theory that the common man knows what he wants, and deserves to get it -- good and hard!"\n\nThe sentiments in your question are the core issues that have animated political philosophy since the days of Socrates. How best to govern. People like Socrates and Plato believed that the people couldn't be trusted because they were basically ignorant; and therefore Democracy leads to mob rule. They argued for the rule of the "rational elite."\n\nLater, men like John Locke argued that since the people have to live with the policies of government; and since all sovereignty flows from the the people anyway, the people have the absolute rights.\n\nThe problem is, both groups are correct. The people are the ones who have to pay, and therefore they should have a right in determining the people who make them do the paying. And yet, most people don't pay close attention to politics, and therefore are subject to stupid rhetoric that has no basis in fact. And this leads to fools being elected to powerful offices.\n\nActually I think Clint E is being conservative in his estimates. I think the figure is actually closer to 50%. In most presidential election years, you're lucky if you get half of the electorate to show up. And when they do, there's no guarantee that the decisions they make weren't based on hearing some stupid 30 second sound-bite on TV. \n\nThe answer is education. People have to made aware of the consequences of being uninformed. It's not that people are retarded -- it's that they ACT like they're retarded. That's why some of us come on forums like this. We're trying to raise levels of awareness.\n\nSuperior Question. Hope this answer helps. \n\nCheers, mate
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If you watched movie Equilibrium you might guess. Your country has become shadow of democracy ruled by certain designated circles which use and not used to real democracy.
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no.  was never a democracy.  it was intended to be a republic, but we all got sold to the highest bidder.  now its a corporate run capitalistic prison state.
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Our form of democracy is not genuine democracy.  And it works just fine, thanks.  \n\nThe US is a democratic-republic.  Our own concept.
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There are lots of other ways.  If you are talking about the political process in places like the United States, it is certainly true that a lot of bad ideas are made into bad laws and bad practices.\n\nWhat history has shown, is as bad as it is, it is better than any other system that has been tried (and lots and lots have been tried).\n\nFor example, many states, for many years, let the crowned head of state make the bad decisions.  Some were very good (or you might say bad) at it.\n\nI'm sure you know enough history to recognize that there are lots of variations of a few themes but that the best and brightest civilizations have operated by "the voice of the people".
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Yes (to the no democracy thing), but don't be fooled by the whole party politics thing.  This is much bigger and more unpleasant than that.  The public all over the world are being lied to all the time about what's really going on. You might not believe me if I tried to tell you so can I just suggest that you do some research?  Yes, there's a lot of crap out there, and I'm not even talking about Alistair Campbell and his ilk - they're scum; we owe it to ourselves to find out the truth.  The Government, like the police and the armed forces, are supposed to be working for the citizens, not against them.  Until we start taking responsibility for our own actions or lack of them, we're unlikely to to find things changing for the better.  We have to find ways of promoting and upholding peace and justice around the world, not the legal system(s).  Peace may be one of our best weapons.\n\nNo (to the "is it honourable" question)
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Dictatorships (and their circle of associates) are ultimately more corrupt than any other form of government.\n\nHowever, when it comes to Society they are probably the least corrupt because if one is found to be corrupt by the standards of the goverment he could easily be executed.\n\nModern day Monarchies I would say are less corrupt. Old day Monarchies could range from little to full corruption.\n\nSocialists are democratic they are just not capitalists.\n\nCommunism as practiced in recent eras was very veryyy corrupt, however, in Russia there is more corruption now that is a democracy than before.\n\nUsually it is a case by case on each society that you should mostly look at
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If the truth be told - there is no such thing as 'democracy' for all, and there never will be.\nSociety needs rules, the moment you have rules, you interfere with someones freedom - that is not democratic.
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True democracy is a grand concept, but unworkable in reality. The will of all cannot be appeased because you will never have complete agreement. Therefore we use representative democracy which accounts for the shortcomings of true democracy by catering to the will of the majority. No one is forcing anyone to believe a particular way. We may be manipulated by rhetoric, but you cannot be manipulated if you learn the facts. If you do not learn the facts then by extension you must be happy with the system. Either way people in free societies are not being suppressed, but they are in other forms of government in the world.  As to Iraq we do not have to force the country to accept democracy. What we have to do is give them the opportunity to decide for themselves. In the end democracy may not take there, but the people deserve at least the chance at governing themselves. Lastly, it is apparent you are not a fan of democracy so please propose alternatives. Democracy may not be perfect, but from my vantage point it beats all alternatives hands down.
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There is no law in the land to enable this, because the laws are made by the politicians thenselves.  Yet, instead of crying on this, why can't the person who asked this question stand for elections himself and see? He will see that he needs money to win elections, and that's why our leaders become corrupt.  Yes, we, ordinary folks are the ones who make our leaders corrupt.  We have lost the capacity to react, and simply submit ourselves to abuse.
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I am sure there are, but why would you want to do that?  Do you really think that you will get honesty in these websites?  If you do, I got a nice shiny new bridge to sell ya, foe cheap!  There are only 2 main parties in America, Dem's and Repubs.  Dems are socialists, Repubs are supposed to be conservatives, but many of them aren't.  Both are corrupt.  Both are full of liars.  Both are full of politicians (not leaders).  What most informed citizens end up doing is choosing the lesser of 2 evils, unfortunately.  May I suggest you start by studying the political history.  Then learn as much as you can independently about the parties and their politicians.  Be sure and note how often they contradict themselves, thinking nobody will notice.  There is no easy way or simple website adequate enough when it comes to choosing such a thing.  Don't try to oversimplify the process.  Do your homework, as tedious (and boring) as it may be.
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I know this sounds crazy, but communism is a great form of non-democratic government. HOWEVER, the only form of communism that works is if it a voluntary system that people join. When it's a forced communism, there aren't enough checks and balances.
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You can not impose democracy by gun, simple as that. Democracy comes from within.
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I have thought about this before in great depth...\n\nThe answer is that it would be a very bad idea for many reasons. Think about it... what is a democracy really? I mean not the for the ppl by the ppl part but what makes a democracy fair?\n\nFairness of democracy comes from listening to all views but more than that, having different views to listen to.\n\nSo what I am saying is, our planet has countries with monarchies, some with dictatorships, some with direct democracies (socialist Switzerland), republics (USA), etc.., from one point of view a person might think.. we need democracies all over the world.\n\nBUT, if you open your mind a minute and think.... having all these government variances is what actually makes our planet a democracy.\n\nHaving one form of democracy all over the world contradicts the concept of democracy.\n\nBTW, I used democracy as the one global form of government to illustrate my view. The downfalls of other types of government should be translucent.
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there is no such thing politics is the very basis of lying and cheating and stealing. this government needs a good restructuring get rid of the idiots there for money, cut back wages severely then only people who really want to make a difference will try to get elected.