The largest political battle of the twentieth century took place between democracy and communism. Democracy won for being the reasonable, if imperfect, system among a sea of impractical ones. As is the case in the aftermath of any conflict, it is very much in order to dissect the event by raising questions: How did the victor win? Was it through moral means? Where could they have been more effective? One sure thing is that Western nations have played large roles in the democratizing of Asian, South American, and Middle Eastern states. Democracies were either self-installed or induced to come about by a foreign force, usually done in the form of monetary or military aid to a rebel faction willing to overthrow the dissatisfying government. However, there was one fundamental flaw with externally crafted governments: they were precluded to success. There is no doubt that the two factors coming into play are of countries" self interests and the fact that a nation's own people are their best representatives. .
The legal background and philosophy on this issue is not strikingly extensive and highly vague. The United Nations Charter does not concern itself with the process of political development. It simply sets out the ends it expects any state to reach without asserting a specific type of government that would be best. This coming from an international organization set up similarly to the system in Iran: complete democracy until the highest level where a supreme Leader gets to play with veto power. Nevertheless, it never dictates the means of how a state may reach the ends of higher standards of living set out in its articles. Even the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (CCPR) does not imply that democracy is the way to achieve the UN's goals. .
The UN only assumes responsibility to ensure political advancement in the situation of a non-self-governing territory - even when a member state assumes responsibility for its administration.
Democracy does not teach itself. ... Therefore, education for democracy must be approached in a serious manner. ... Democracy needs to be reborn in each generation as years goes by. ... The idea that if a student has not learned by the time student reaches the college level or have an idea of citizenship, it's probably too late to install to them anyway. ... Democracy is thus more than a system of government. ...
Throughout 2011, and early 2012, Tunisia had become and electoral democracy and Libya had successfully dethroned their dictator from power. Although challenges exist for countries which have not yet had an uprising to install a democratic policy, it is possible for the Arab Spring to lead neighbouring countries towards a democratic society. ... In the first example, Tunisia's transition into becoming an electoral democracy was not an easy one, as it was the first Arabic electoral democracy since Lebanon had established one earlier on in the 1970s. Tunisia's effort to overthrow thei...
For these reasons, democracy does not ensure freedom. ... Another prime example of freedom not being ensured by democracy can be seen by the sole definition of democracy. Again, democracy is defined by mob-rule. ... For instance, security cameras are installed on every corner, and the internet constantly monitors each person's activity. ... As proven in my conceptual analysis, democracy does not ensure freedom. ...
Despite of some of undemocratic characteristics of New England, there are many reasons why it became a nation, especially known for her democracy or rather a political and economical independence from the crown. ... When the first Puritan settlers arrived at Massachusetts under the leadership of John Winthrop in 1630, they installed the General Court, a representative assembly. ... However, representative democracy differed from democracy practiced in Greece a long time ago, mainly because it was more practical and effective in its own ways. New England's physical distance from Eng...
She sees the Mujahedeen as an example of a deeper problem: Islamic extremists flock to wherever violence and unrest is brewing in Muslim countries to install another orthodox Muslim caliphate. ... She does a great job of tying this into the American political soft spot of Iraq, where western powers have tried to establish democracy recently, spending seven years and trillions of dollars to usurp an Islamic dictator to install a less than ideal democracy. ... The refutation of the western notion that Islam and democracy cannot coexist is the prolepsis that Bhutto makes to her audience. ... Fact...
Dictionary.com has defined democracy as follows: Democracy: De*moc"ra*cy, n.; pl. Democracies. 1. ... The definition of democracy implies a notion of majority rules. ... With modern attempts to install a democracy in the third world, the underlying factor has always been, first and foremost, monetary return for the investing countries. ... The aforementioned is why I believe democracy cannot be successfully enforced from outside. ...
Modern Democracy is Failing Us Since democracy's first conception in Ancient Greece, over 2500 years ago, it has evolved quite a bit, but the fundamentals have stayed the same. ... It goes without saying that democracy has done quite well for itself, now undeniably the most wide spread regime in the world, it's cheerleader, the USA has marched around the world, fighting and installing democratic systems in the most remote of places, recently the case in Afghanistan. ... It appears that the so-called beauty and revolutionary aspect of democracy has become a post-war Western obsessi...
