People would often become sick of democracy in this part of the world because although it's easy to win rights in a democracy but the underlying authoritarian culture and norms of morality, of which obedience and submission is a key virtue, would often make the exercise of those rights very difficult. Laws rules regulations often make very little difference and the powerful people who control both money and political power are incharge of every institution and can influence anyone's decision. Thus you educate people for democracy however it produces hypocrites because people don't actually see it in their real lives, all they see is lying politicians who believe in nothing beside personal power and partt politucs. This is perhaps one of the biggest challenge for democracy here. You cannot build an economy in such an environment, productive people would choose to live in a foreign country where they have better rights.
In this way incompetent and servile people who suit politicians and powerful people's desires get in jobs and positions of authority in the state. Thus political competition remains on the high whenever we have democracy and economic activities are to a great part allowed for the ruler's henchmen and criminals who support the politicians in their power struggle. This happens because belief in human freedom remains very low and distrust of human nature is commonplace. Collectivism is promoted at all costs and wealth is destroyed for political purposes. So whenever we have democracy strikes and political disorder becomes so commonplace that the very essence of democracy which is to keep politics at bay from the economy is destroyed.
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Last edited by Amna; Friday, August 01, 2014 at 12:27 AM.
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