Is Conservative a Dirty Word?
If politicians actually campaigned based on what they would do once in office, there would likely be no politicians. What if an individual went out on the campaign trail touting communist ideologies, that they supported killing babies through abortions (even healthy babies in the third trimester), that they believed in increasing government, taxes, the IRS, and they believed in decreasing salaries, imposing salary caps for big business, supported bailouts with taxpayer monies, and decreasing the military that protects our freedoms. I stand for individual responsibility, if I can’t pay for something, I don’t buy it; I don’t expect the government to provide for me. I don’t support anyone based on anything other than the issues they support and represent. I am rooting for the leaders elect for the benefit of my fellow Americans and for our country but feel as if the direction in which they are driving our country is negligent at best. It is not that there aren’t great ideas out there to introduce but are they realistic? Do they benefit only a few or do they create benefit for the masses? Are they cost effective? If the appointed administration is above the law, they where do they draw the line to enforce the law, are we not all equal Americans? (and don’t answer that, it is self-evident) In a Democracy the elected officials are there to represent “for the people” not for themselves or their own agendas. However, the history of politicians has provided many examples where ulterior motives were the common thread regardless of party affiliation.
What good is a small hybrid vehicle that leaves less of a footprint when an accident in said vehicle will potentially erase your footprint irreversibly? What good is a debt-filled environment? Whatever happened to allowing failure to occur naturally to open up new opportunities for up and coming businesses? Bankruptcy was created for a reason. Organizations just like human lives don’t live forever, they are birthed, they grow, they change, they adapt, and they eventually die. What good are astronomical budgets to create and increase health care and education (which are important constructs) when we have decreased our military to such a place that we are no longer able to protect our lives, our country, or our freedoms? It seems that even being “politically correct” has become an onerous cancer creating vampiric law firms to defend impotent and criminal issues wasting taxpayer dollars in the court. America, land of the free, home of the brave has seemed to morph into land of the red tape, home of the unemployed. So, is conservative a dirty word? It is in the Whitehouse.
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Democracy vs. Dictatorship by Kamaal Nishant
Democracy Vs. Dictatorship
February 19, 2009 by
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Democracy has been defined as the government of the people, for the people, by the people. In such a Government, people are themselves the rulers and the ruled. Government is formed through elections. All the adult citizens cast votes and elect their representatives. Thus it is a people's government. It is run through their elected representatives. Dictatorship is that form of Government in which there is centralization of power. All power rests in the hands of one single individual. The people have no say in the matters of Government. In India, England, America, etc., there is democracy. In China, Egypt, etc., there is dictatorship.The main advantages of democracy are three. First, in this form of Government people enjoy a great deal of liberty. They get every freedom for self-expression. They can criticize the Government through the press and the platform. The Government can be dismissed at the will of the people. In such a Government, people are all-powerful. It is they who make and dismiss it. In England, Sir Winston Churchill won the Second World War and became the war-time hero. But after the war he and his Government were dismissed. Secondly, in democracy all the citizens are treated as equals. No distinction is made on the basis of caste, creed or sex. All the citizens get equal opportunity. Even a sweeper can become the President. Thirdly, democracy is best suited for a country in peace times. Sound foundations of a nation are laid through it. Everything great is achieved through the cooperation of the people. Co-operation of the people is its basic principle.
Democracy also has some disadvantages. It is a very slow moving form of Government. For everything, first of all some legislation has to be passed. It takes a pretty long time before the Government comes to any decision. Moreover, it also lacks in secrecy. Its machinery is very complicated. It runs through a long chain of officers and their staff. Thus, every order has to pass through so many hands before it can be executed. So it is said that it can never be successful in war times. Further, its success or failure depends on the voter. If the voters are educated and enlightened, then only will they vote to elect capable men. If they are ignorant they will vote for undesirable persons. Thus, democracy depends upon the voters.Dictatorship has its own advantages. In war-time, no other Government is as efficient as dictatorship. The dictator is the master of his own will. His orders are the final orders. No one can dare refuse to carry them out. When a nation is down trodden a dictator certainly helps it in rising high. Through heavy penalties and punishments, he frees the country of all corruption. In Pakistan, Egypt, Iraq, Burma, etc., there were dictators.But dictatorship cannot last long. It is very difficult to get a good successor to a dictator. Einstein, the famous scientist, once said, "Dictators of genius are succeeded by scoundrels". Germany became a terror to the world in the days of Hitler. Turkey was revolutionized and modernized by Mustafa Kamala Pasha. But after them, their countries again fell in darkness. Further, as the dictator rules according to his whims, so the country always faces the danger of going on a wrong path. There is no cheek on his powers. People cannot criticize him or change the Government through constitutional means. They cannot express their views freely or pass their life in the way they think best. They have no rights. They must obey the dictator blindly. Man is thus reduced to the level of a dumb animal. These are some of the greatest defects of dictatorship.Keeping all the above advantages and disadvantages of democracy and dictatorship in mind, we can say that democracy leads to the development of the individual as well as of society. It is in this form of Government that the individual liberties and rights are highly respected. People are not made to follow the Government like sheep and goats. That is why the present dictators take pleasure in calling their dictatorship people's democracies. In recent times there has been turmoil all over Eastern Europe with thousands and thousands of people demanding democratic reforms, and fair and free elections on the basis of a multiparty system. Dictatorships in many of these countries have been replaced by democracies. All progressive countries want to follow the path of democracy. It is the highest form of civilized Government.
February 19, 2009 by
©Kamaal Nishant©
Democracy has been defined as the government of the people, for the people, by the people. In such a Government, people are themselves the rulers and the ruled. Government is formed through elections. All the adult citizens cast votes and elect their representatives. Thus it is a people's government. It is run through their elected representatives. Dictatorship is that form of Government in which there is centralization of power. All power rests in the hands of one single individual. The people have no say in the matters of Government. In India, England, America, etc., there is democracy. In China, Egypt, etc., there is dictatorship.The main advantages of democracy are three. First, in this form of Government people enjoy a great deal of liberty. They get every freedom for self-expression. They can criticize the Government through the press and the platform. The Government can be dismissed at the will of the people. In such a Government, people are all-powerful. It is they who make and dismiss it. In England, Sir Winston Churchill won the Second World War and became the war-time hero. But after the war he and his Government were dismissed. Secondly, in democracy all the citizens are treated as equals. No distinction is made on the basis of caste, creed or sex. All the citizens get equal opportunity. Even a sweeper can become the President. Thirdly, democracy is best suited for a country in peace times. Sound foundations of a nation are laid through it. Everything great is achieved through the cooperation of the people. Co-operation of the people is its basic principle.
Democracy also has some disadvantages. It is a very slow moving form of Government. For everything, first of all some legislation has to be passed. It takes a pretty long time before the Government comes to any decision. Moreover, it also lacks in secrecy. Its machinery is very complicated. It runs through a long chain of officers and their staff. Thus, every order has to pass through so many hands before it can be executed. So it is said that it can never be successful in war times. Further, its success or failure depends on the voter. If the voters are educated and enlightened, then only will they vote to elect capable men. If they are ignorant they will vote for undesirable persons. Thus, democracy depends upon the voters.Dictatorship has its own advantages. In war-time, no other Government is as efficient as dictatorship. The dictator is the master of his own will. His orders are the final orders. No one can dare refuse to carry them out. When a nation is down trodden a dictator certainly helps it in rising high. Through heavy penalties and punishments, he frees the country of all corruption. In Pakistan, Egypt, Iraq, Burma, etc., there were dictators.But dictatorship cannot last long. It is very difficult to get a good successor to a dictator. Einstein, the famous scientist, once said, "Dictators of genius are succeeded by scoundrels". Germany became a terror to the world in the days of Hitler. Turkey was revolutionized and modernized by Mustafa Kamala Pasha. But after them, their countries again fell in darkness. Further, as the dictator rules according to his whims, so the country always faces the danger of going on a wrong path. There is no cheek on his powers. People cannot criticize him or change the Government through constitutional means. They cannot express their views freely or pass their life in the way they think best. They have no rights. They must obey the dictator blindly. Man is thus reduced to the level of a dumb animal. These are some of the greatest defects of dictatorship.Keeping all the above advantages and disadvantages of democracy and dictatorship in mind, we can say that democracy leads to the development of the individual as well as of society. It is in this form of Government that the individual liberties and rights are highly respected. People are not made to follow the Government like sheep and goats. That is why the present dictators take pleasure in calling their dictatorship people's democracies. In recent times there has been turmoil all over Eastern Europe with thousands and thousands of people demanding democratic reforms, and fair and free elections on the basis of a multiparty system. Dictatorships in many of these countries have been replaced by democracies. All progressive countries want to follow the path of democracy. It is the highest form of civilized Government.
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