6. Mention one disadvantage of democracy.
Answers
Susceptibility to propaganda.
Lack of political education.
Manipulation or control of public opinion.
Information Overload Paradox.
Limited responsiveness and representation.
Answer:
DELAYED DECISION MAKING
Decision making in democracy involves long-term discussions and deliberation, formulation and deliberation takes too much time when compared to other forms of government.
POLITICAL INSTABILITY
It is hard to maintain the position of power in a democracy, elections are conducted after short interval of time and the governing party often loses control over the government. Report show that, for the ruling party it is more likely to lose election.
NON-CONSENSUS GOVERNMENT
Moreover, democracy also led to the rise of coalition government and alliances. these governments are often not stable and incapable to govern the country. There is no consensus and it is very hard to formulate and implement policies.
CORRUPTION
Reports have shown that non-democratic countries have low levels of corruption. Democracy does not effectively deal with corruption it is often seen that the representatives themselves are involved in corruption.
LIMITED RESPONSIVENESS TO NEEDS TO CITIZENS
It is seen that democratic governments are not very critical about the needs of the citizens, these governments are engaged to manipulate public opinion. it also could not be verified that the elections conducted are always free and fair.
Politicians are often seen to engage in vote bank politics, often leads to majoritarianism and collection of minority.