It is predicted by some that by2070,  90% of the world people will live in a democracy. Yes, no and why?
362188
I believe that it is certainly possible, the internet is a big part of what may make it happen because it is getting harder and harder for oppressive govenments to control information (such as China) eventually it will be impossible and people in these govenments will demand to chose how they are governed.
1023471
Let's NOT assume there's going to be a world government, get RID of that idea...other countries need to work a lot harder at solving their own problems instead of trying to vote themselves into the United States or whatever...
124338
I think there is a combination of socialism and democracy that has yet to be realized. As for America, you alsom must realize that all empires eventually fall. Be it in 100 years or 1000. Nothing lasts forever.
349974
IN THE DAYS OF THE 18TH CENTURY, THIS COUNTRY WAS SO LARGE THAT A DIRECT DEMOCRACY WAS NOT A VERY GOOD OPTION.  SO THEY WENT WITH THE NEXT BEST THING.  BUT IN TODAYS TIMES, A DIRECT DEMOCRACY IS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGH TECH COMMUNICATIONS WE HAVE TODAY.  THE CORRUPT SYSTEM WE HAVE TODAY IS PROOF THAT A REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY IS DOOMED TO FAIL.  A DIRECT DEMOCRACY WOULD BE FAR MORE HONEST.
30703
I don't think the people will think it's better or worse than now.  But if one of us were to pop up all of a sudden 100 years from now we'd be in shock.  The change in the world due to technology in the past 100 years is incredible, but the advances that the knowledge we now have are going to enable for the future are going to make the world an entirely different place.  Hopefully it will get better because the alternative is probably destruction.
450885
In a democracy, forged over 200 years or so, we should not even be entertaining the thought of killing an elected leader.  We have processes in place to remove unsatisfactory leaderships.  Those who think killing is the way forward ought to try and imagine a world without democracy eg Zimbabwe Nazi Germany South African apartheid Rwanda
898472
Not yet.  We will be once our demands outstrip our resources.  Then it will be like the Dark Ages in Europe when many will die from pestilence and war.  After that, there will be more resources available per person than there has been in a long time.  There will be what can only be considered a new Renaissance.
592329
Yes but they won't.\nThey are true loyal puppy dogs, people on drugs don't think clearly, and most of our world leaders are heavy drinkers and coke junks.\nDon't expect to much of them.\nOh btw we the people elected them in to office somehow.\nSo we the people are corrupted and blatantly ignorant as well.\nI really wonder when Plato cooked up Democracy leaving the people to elect "the Wise people"of our community, if he ever would have come up with this bumbling babbling band of baboons.
919342
Probably 75 % of the population will get married sooner or later. The remaining 25 % will not, for one reason or the other. I have no statistics either way, only my opinion.
8728
It would take a catastrophic event for that to happen. There are too many countries with too many leaders, all of whom would want to rule the world. It is a nice thought, but so is winning the lottery....
352346
Yes.\nUntil we have a public that is educated in political machinations and process, democracy is glorified mob rule. While politicians are becoming more secretive, corporations more powerful, and television stretches its influence as a glass teat of apathy, democracy will remain as mob rule- or at least easily manipulated through fear, catering to the selfish and the fearful more than the future.
328138
It's not quite that simple. We are not true democracy, but a representative democracy, which has the same principles, but obviously everyone in the whole country does not need to vote on every single thing that passes through congress, ese we would spend our entire lives in the poll lines. Anyway, direct democracies only work in very small countries with a minute population.
109959
People will believe anything if it fits the way they want the world to be. Facts be damned.
769046
I think there is a new world coming, I call it the future. I don't know if it will be better or worse than the world we have now. Bush will be out of office soon; that's one bright spot. I'm inclined to think it will be worse simply because there will be more people around in the future, and that can only spell trouble. As for what I'm doing to make it better...not much. I am trying not curse around children as often, I guess that's something.
691201
theres like a million countries..\n\nand they dont have to be democratic.\n\nlook at china or soviet union \n\nas long as we get along who cares if its democratic?\n\nlet everyone have what they want...\n\nGood Question though.. make me think\npeace
346947
That's for the Indians to decide. They are the world's largest Democracy in terms of population though.
814128
I don't know, but you could be right maybe democracy is not for everyone