what are the flaws in a democratic govt?
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Explanation:
Democracy, like all political systems, have pros and cons.
One of the biggest pros of democracy is accountability. The government is forced to be held accountable to people in a truly democratic society as unpopular governments are simply voted out of power in a matter of years. In many African countries, dictators do not bother about the starving people in their country and carry out massacres like the Rwanda Genocide at will as they do not feel the need to be held accountable.
However, liberal democracy also has severe flaws which are as follows.
Tyranny of the masses: Democracies provide far-right radical groups with the opportunity to combine populism with nativism and authoritarianism. As a result, Donald Trump was able to win the US Election in 2016 and more recently, Narendra Modi was able to win the Indian elections in 2019. Both leaders see the minority as the enemies. Donald Trump introduced policies that made lives harder for immigrants. Narendra Modi also did several questionable things like the scrapping of Article 370 of the Indian constitution that resulted in Muslim-majority Kashmir being put under lockdown and the introduction of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill that aims to single out Muslim immigrants.
Lack of long-term plans: Governments in democratic societies are unable to come up with long-term plans as they are constantly worried of being replaced in a few years. This is especially problematic in poor countries like India. India cannot come up with effective poverty-reduction plans as a result and, hence, has the highest number of poor in the world today.
Servant of the people: Governments in democratic societies are often referred to as the “servants of the people”. While that is often seen as a good thing, such is not necessarily true for a poor country like India where the people are more prone to archaic religious traditions and superstitions. It can be difficult to deal with issues like population control and economic reforms that sometimes need to be dealt with an iron hand. China was able to bring down its population growth because of it's one-child policy. The Indian government does not go for such authoritative down-to-earth measures out of fear that their popularity could fall in the next election.