Well,in my opinion,there is no need to push the definition of democracy too much or too deep.We are focusing on its benefits or harms on the stability of society,after all. However,of course,we should not ignore its definition, but we can define it in a simpler way.
"Democracy" comes from the Greek words"demos",meaning "people",and"kratos",which means"rule".Literally but essentially,democracy means"people power".More specifically,as quoted from Abraham Lincoln,democracy means that the government is"of the people,for the people and by the people",which suggests that democracy is actually "ruled by people".
I agree with you that some of the democracies are theoretically correct but practically unfeasible,but not all,because democracies can be classified into two groups:direct democracy,which gives all people the right to participate in political activities,and representative democracy which means that citizens within a country elect representatives to make decisions for them.The former is infeasible in most countries because it requires full participation from those citizens that are allowed to,while the latter is feasible and is the regime which most democratic countries are exercising.
And I cannot see how the level of democracy matters a lot.As long as one is a democratic country, I should take it into consideration and there is no need to compare the levels of democracy between countries.
Aohui
"Democracy" comes from the Greek words"demos",meaning "people",and"kratos",which means"rule".Literally but essentially,democracy means"people power".More specifically,as quoted from Abraham Lincoln,democracy means that the government is"of the people,for the people and by the people",which suggests that democracy is actually "ruled by people".
I agree with you that some of the democracies are theoretically correct but practically unfeasible,but not all,because democracies can be classified into two groups:direct democracy,which gives all people the right to participate in political activities,and representative democracy which means that citizens within a country elect representatives to make decisions for them.The former is infeasible in most countries because it requires full participation from those citizens that are allowed to,while the latter is feasible and is the regime which most democratic countries are exercising.
And I cannot see how the level of democracy matters a lot.As long as one is a democratic country, I should take it into consideration and there is no need to compare the levels of democracy between countries.
Aohui
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