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Democracy starts with the basic
idea/ideology/characteristic of freedom and equality. Freedom of speech, lifestyle,
employment, economic freedom, to form a political party, to acquire property,
of practicing one's religion etc. In a true democracy there may not be a single
official religion or multiple religions are recognized.
Freedom of press is very important in a true democracy. Freedom to
elect their representatives in a fair, periodic and free elections is another
basic characteristic in a true democracy. If there is no freedom, then it becomes
closer to monarchy or military rule.
In India, USA these characteristics are met. In China freedom to
form parties is limited. In Russia, UAE, Saudi Arabia and China freedom of
press and freedom of speech are limited. They are censored.
In Saudi Arabia there is no freedom of religion. There are restrictions
for non-muslims to be regular citizen. Islam is the official religion. In
UAE too it is so. But UAE permits citizens of other religions. However, there
are restrictions. Russia and China give freedom of religion.
Freedom of people is guarded well in a limited democracy. In a
limited democracy the government cannot have absolute power to do whatever it
wants. There are bounds. Examples are India, USA, UK, France etc.
Economic freedom and freedom for holding property in Russia and
China are low. In Switzerland, New Zealand, Australia economic
freedom is very high.
Actually in a democracy freedom is limited to the choice of the
majority. There is no absolute freedom in the true sense. This applies to
common issues related to a community.
If there is no freedom then the
minorities in the country are not protected properly. That means it is not a
true democracy.
Democracy [1] refers to two forms of government: The most common form in which the people have the authority to choose their governing legislators and the original form in which the people have the authority to decide on legislation. The decisions on who is considered part of the people and how authority is shared among or delegated by the people have changed over time and at different speeds in different countries, but they have included more and more of the inhabitants of all countries. Cornerstones of Democracy include freedom of assembly and speech, inclusiveness and equality, membership, consent, voting, right to life and minority rights.
"Democracy". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
Tangian, Andranik (2020). Analytical theory of democracy. Vol. 1. Studies in Choice and Welfare. Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
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