Democracy Creates Stability In A Society

I agree that democracy creates stability in a society to a small extent. By definition, democracy is a government by the people, following the idea of, “rule by majority”. It is a government in which authority is in the hands of its own people, “through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections.”

Democracy allows the people in a society to have the right to have a say in choosing leaders of their society. A fair and equal chance is given to everyone, thus people would be able to freely vote for the leader whom they think can lead them the best. When people are satisfied that they can vote for whomever they think has the best ability, stability should soon follow because nobody can complain about not having a chance to vote, and depriving them.

Yes, everyone can vote for their own representative to lead, but only one can be chosen out of the many. Thus, there will be disappointment for the people whose leaders were not chosen. This may cause some form of unrest and protest, violent or non-violent, causing some instability in one way or another. Democracy may allow stability for the time being, but when the elections are over, the unsatisfied side of the election may cause some instability, thus democracy does not create stability in a society. And, if the leader whom the majority of the people chose actually has not much ability, or has some form of biasness, it would cause some unrest as well. One example would be in the United States in the 1950s. They claim to be a democratic country, yet the blacks were discriminated and prejudiced against.

There are other forms of governing systems available that could create stability. Communism would be one of them. In theory, there would only be one leader in the nation which has taken up communism. Everyone is considered equal, no matter what you work as, where you live, etc. When it’s payday, that one leader would distribute evenly to the people of the nation. This could create some form of stability because everyone has equal rights and status, giving no reason for revolt within the nation.

In conclusion, a governmental system is needed for a society to create/maintain stability. However, democracy may not be the best system, as seen in the example of the 1950s United States. There are also other systems that could create stability, whether in theory or in practicality. Thus, I agree that democracy creates stability, but to a small extent.