Is democracy the best form of government?

[Tony Montana]

Democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is held completely by the people under a free electoral system.

Democracy is little more than mob rule, then why do so many people consider it the best form of Government? What happens if you don't agree with the mob?

What do you think? Is democracy the best form of government?

[Nobama]

"It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried."

- Sir Winston Churchill

[Drums of War]

The best form of government would be a uncorrupted King who really cares about his people and does every he can for them and the country.

What we have today are politicians who only care about themselves and don't work for the people but for corporations.

[Liberty]

Originally Posted by Tony Montana

What do you think? Is democracy the best form of government?

Yes Democracy is the best form of Government and here's why:

* Sovereignty of the people.
* Government based upon consent of the governed.
* Guarantee of basic human rights.
* Free and fair elections.
* Equality before the law.
* Due process of law.
* Constitutional limits on government.
* Social, economic, and political pluralism.
* Values of tolerance, pragmatism, cooperation, and compromise.

[Discreet]

Originally Posted by Nobama

"It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried."

- Sir Winston Churchill

Exactly

[Patrick Henry]

Originally Posted by Drums of War

The best form of government would be a uncorrupted King who really cares about his people and does every he can for them and the country.

What we have today are politicians who only care about themselves and don't work for the people but for corporations.

Yes and no.

A king with very good morals and values would definitely be one of the best governments possible. A king that listens to his people and does what he can is almost impossible because the majority of nations do not have kings, the nations that do have kings might be corrupted, and the uncorrupted king might have corrupted advisers. But the nations that have uncorrupted monarchy/royalty is probably one of the best governments you can have.

However, you could just have uncorrupted politicians. I admit that they don't come around very often, but they are probably just as uncommon as an uncorrupted monarchy/royalty. A prime example of an uncorrupted official in my opinion is Cowin Powell. He does not submit, as I have said, to peer (or party) pressure. He goes by his principles and only his principles. He is my role model and should be everyone else's.

[Plato]

Originally Posted by Patrick Henry

However, you could just have uncorrupted politicians. I admit that they don't come around very often, but they are probably just as uncommon as an uncorrupted monarchy/royalty. A prime example of an uncorrupted official in my opinion is Cowin Powell. He does not submit, as I have said, to peer (or party) pressure. He goes by his principles and only his principles. He is my role model and should be everyone else's.

Colin Powell was smart to choose Obama, even though he has been a Republican for a long time. A democracy is best when you need to distribute the power between the greedy officials and the officials doing good. That is a main reason the US has had it's success.

[POW]

Originally Posted by Tony Montana

Democracy is little more than mob rule, then why do so many people consider it the best form of Government? What happens if you don't agree with the mob?

What do you think? Is democracy the best form of government?

Yes Democracy is the best because it has allowed for Checks and Balances. They are there to ensure that political power is dispersed and decentralized and never just in the hands of a few. Unlike with past Governments Democracy is a system founded on the deeply held belief that government is best when its potential for abuse is curbed and when it is held as close to the people as possible.

[Odin]

Originally Posted by Liberty

Yes Democracy is the best form of Government and here's why:

* Sovereignty of the people.
* Government based upon consent of the governed.
* Guarantee of basic human rights.
* Free and fair elections.
* Equality before the law.
* Due process of law.
* Constitutional limits on government.
* Social, economic, and political pluralism.
* Values of tolerance, pragmatism, cooperation, and compromise.

Couldn't have said it better!

[Achilles]

Originally Posted by Tony Montana

Democracy is little more than mob rule, then why do so many people consider it the best form of Government? What happens if you don't agree with the mob?

What do you think? Is democracy the best form of government?

Democracy is the best form of government right now. Democracy is good because it intertwines the common person with the government. It also distributes the power evenly between people, ensuring that there is no one person who makes all the decisions. The reason why America has survived so long is because if important decisions need to be made, democracy ensures that that decision is a good one

[Alexandra]

Originally Posted by Achilles

democracy ensures that that decision is a good one

Like the Iraq War? Democracy is only as good as the people elected.

[Achilles]

Originally Posted by Alexandra

Like the Iraq War? Democracy is only as good as the people elected.

The Iraq War was based on false intelligence, and we went mainly to get weapons of mass destruction and to gain control of oil in that area. Yes, democracy is only as good as the people elected, but us, the people are solely in control of who and when is elected, not the people who are elected. Sure, democracy has its faults like corrupt politicians or people who mislead us, but so far democracy has proved to be the best option for government.

[Patrick Henry]

Originally Posted by Achilles

The Iraq War was based on false intelligence, and we went mainly to get weapons of mass destruction and to gain control of oil in that area. Yes, democracy is only as good as the people elected, but us, the people are solely in control of who and when is elected, not the people who are elected. Sure, democracy has its faults like corrupt politicians or people who mislead us, but so far democracy has proved to be the best option for government.

The Iraq war was not so much started because of false intelligence rather than the people simply thought then that the war was worth supporting and it wouldn't cost billions of dollars, would rage on for six years, and wouldn't put us into debt, but it did. I agree with everything else you said about how democracy is only as good as the people make it.

[Achilles]

Originally Posted by Patrick Henry

The Iraq War was not based on false intelligence—the people simply thought then that the war was worth supporting and it wouldn't cost billions of dollars, would rage on for six years, and wouldn't put us into debt, but it did. I agree with everything else you said about how democracy is only as good as the people make it.

"Prior to the war, Iraq's alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) was claimed to pose a serious and imminent threat to Western national security. This assessment was supported by the U.K. intelligence services, but not by other countries such as France, Russia and Germany. United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission weapon inspectors found no evidence of WMD, giving support to earlier criticism of poor intelligence on Iraqi WMDs." --from Wikipedia

The Iraq War was based on false intelligence that they were harboring weapons of mass destruction or WMD. This allegation was proved to be false and when our forces sized control of Iraq and overthrew the dictator Saddam Hussein, chaos from various sectarian groups and the Iraqi Insurgency threw Iraq into violence. American troops are still fighting these forces to today. This example shows that democracy is only good as the what people who decide it to be, and what the politicians want it to be.

[Patrick Henry]

Originally Posted by Achilles

"Prior to the war, Iraq's alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) was claimed to pose a serious and imminent threat to Western national security. This assessment was supported by the U.K. intelligence services, but not by other countries such as France, Russia and Germany. United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission weapon inspectors found no evidence of WMD, giving support to earlier criticism of poor intelligence on Iraqi WMDs." --from Wikipedia

The Iraq War was based on false intelligence that they were harboring weapons of mass destruction or WMD. This allegation was proved to be false and when our forces sized control of Iraq and overthrew the dictator Saddam Hussein, chaos from various sectarian groups and the Iraqi Insurgency threw Iraq into violence. American troops are still fighting these forces to today. This example shows that democracy is only good as the what people who decide it to be, and what the politicians want it to be.

I think we're both right. It was partially false info and partially because people somewhat supported it. I didn't mind fighting a war if it was to get weapons of mass destruction out of terrorists' hands but that was, like you said, false intelligence. It was false intelligence, with support of the false intelligence on top of it.