Although India Is Successful in The Implementation of Democracy, It Fails To Practise It

Democracy is a system of government in which the power and authority to govern is derived from
the people. It is based on the principles of political equality, majority rule, and the protection of
individual and minority rights. In a democratic system, citizens are able to participate in the decision-
making process through the right to vote and the ability to engage in political discourse and activity.
In a democratic society, leaders and representatives are elected through free and fair elections, and
they are accountable to the people for their actions and decisions. The rule of law, an independent
judiciary, and a free and independent media are also essential components of a functioning
democracy.
The fundamental values of democracy include respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms,
equality before the law, the right to a fair trial, and freedom of expression, association, and assembly.
Democratic systems can take different forms, including representative democracy, direct democracy,
and participatory democracy, but they all share a commitment to ensuring that citizens have a say in
how they are governed.
When is democracy considered to be successful?
Democracy considered to be successful when :
 The rulers elected by the people must take all major decisions and not the rich and powerful
people.
 The elections must offer a choice and fair opportunity to the people to change the rulers if
they want to.
 A choice and opportunity should be available to all the people based on political equality.
Although India is successful in the implementation of democracy, it fails to practise it.
Since democracy is a system where 2 idiots out-vote 1 smart person, democracy favours less
intelligent people’s decisions.
Democratic election is like a company without a Human Resource Department. All the people in the
company including the cleaners and truck drivers vote for the CEO.
This flaw might not damage the country if it’s developed(As the gap between the educated and
uneducated lessens significantly). Unfortunately, India is NOT a developed country. At the moment
we are a third world country and have too many problems.
We should follow a system that should have been like a proper company in which the CEO is chosen
by HR or a panel of specialists.
This type of government is called a social-meritocratic system of government and India had once
followed a similar system until the British invaded and introduced the flawed system of democracy.
Until the age where we had followed a social-meritocratic system, we were flourishing at a very
steady pace almost accounting for about 25% of the World’s GDP. The moment we adopted
democracy, we have only been in a steady decline.
let’s say a party won by 51% of the votes, then it’s just a representation of half of the
population’s wishes. This will cause 49% of the people to not have their demands
fulfilled.
In a small but diverse country or big but homogeneous country, this flaw will not exist
as everyone almost will have the same demands OR if their demands are too many, it's
easy to accommodate them. Unfortunately, India does not fall under these categories.
In a Democratic system, in the beginning, people choose the leader based on impression, not on the
results.
Election campaigns are superficial efforts where the better-funded or the better-marketed parties
have an upper hand.
For example, no one knew how Donald Trump would perform as a President, he did not even have
experience in managing a town.
It’s only AFTER he became a president that people got to know about him and his governance. Alas,
by the time they got to know, the damage was already done.
In a social-meritocratic system, the leader has to work his way up and be backed by a track record.
This makes a person’s accountability is very high.
In Democracy, the government is such that just anybody can walk in and enter the political party.
In a social-meritocratic system, a person must fulfil some qualifications to be able to do so.
In short, the government is based on merit and not based on the voice of the people, so that the
voice of the people can be answered.
I know this might sound weird but to answer the voice of the people, you must not allow them to
choose the leader but choose a leader for them.
In a multiparty system, the country is divided right from the start. The sole aim of all parties is to
win the next election. The parties bring along their supporter and people are then divided, and they
waste a lot of time in constant fights and accusations.
In democratic countries, the political atmosphere often turns hostile and toxic. Racial and Religious
issues are often used as weapons to gain support, resulting in a less harmonious society.
The level of trust in society is low, especially towards the government.
Take the pandemic as an example, in many democratic countries, when the governments told the
people to wear masks, all kinds of conspiracy theories emerged, many people did not corporate.
In Singapore(which is social-meritocratic in nature), the people just followed the instructions because
they trust the governments.

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Democracy is a system of government in which the power and authority to govern is derived from

When is democracy considered to be successful?

Democracy considered to be successful when :

Although India is successful in the implementation of democracy, it fails to practise it.

In a social-meritocratic system, a person must fulfil some qualifications to be able to do so.

The level of trust in society is low, especially towards the government.

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