Stability in a society is made up of social stability, economic stability and political stability. However, i feel that social stability is more important that economic stability. Because without social stability, the people would not be able to function well as a group, and likely give rise to hazardous situations due to conflicts. Political stability is of slightly lower priority and importance compared to social, but more compared to economic. As it is in a Democratic society, the views and actions of the people influence the government much more than the government influences them.
The advantage that democracy provides is that the people deciding for themselves a system that they are going to live by. So if they are unsatified by their standards of living they have mostly themselves to blame, and can even change the government to their liking. This way, the community would be able to resolve conflicts with their leaders peacefully. However other forms of government where the leaders have the most power disagreements will lead to worse things until one party loses power or authority, or until they give in.
Another important aspect in "ideal" democracy is that citizens all have equal rights and oppotunities and this brings about peace between the different religous groups, organizations and racial communities. For example in Singapore this is applied and conflicts between the people are mostly ethical.
Speaking practically, it is almost impossible to achieve a perfectly stable society. However democracy brings about harmony and creates an environment where the government and people can fully concentrate on bringing the country forward. So i feel that if a democratic country is in an unstable state, it is only because they haven't found the best conditions yet, and just being obstructed by certain problems, and are on the way to achieving stability.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
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