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| Author | Topic: Is Democracy the Best Form Of Government |
| The_Great_Democracy |
posted 5/18/04 5:49 PM
I personally believe there is no question about this. Noelia, you have stated Castro is a good dictator yet he makes mistakes. I do believe you can have good dictators, as you can also have good and bad presidents and prime ministers...but do you really want to put it down to pure luck? Maybe your dictator imposes himself upon your country, and then when in power only represents the aspirations of the most important people in society- whom have the power to get rid of him. This is typical dictatorship...democracy has its faults, but at least it appeals to the people (usualy). |
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Noelia (Moderator) |
posted 5/18/04 6:15 PM
I dont agree. Yes there are good and bad dictators as well as good and bad presidents and prime ministers, but, in places where corruption is so spread and difficult to control, like here, having a president, an congress, deputies, senators and all that crap of corrupts that are destroying the country and its reputation is not good at all. I dont want a dictator like Saddam, but a man like Fidel, in charge of a country like Argentina, can easily help the country grow in a matter of months. But you wont understand this because you dont know whats the situation like here. You claim to be open minded, but you only know what works for you and think that your very same goverment would be good for everybody. You have to understand societies are different and needs are different around the world. Not the whole planet is the UK and not everybody is british. What works for you, not necessarily works for the rest. Noelia http://espanglishfriends.tripod,com http;//www.geocities.com/nxz1978 |
| Gabriel Marchevsky |
posted 5/18/04 6:39 PM
Hola Noelia,Democracies are great in theory, but in real life most of us vote for dictators. We worry about the issues our candidates will support. Who cares about what they believe? Aren’t they supposed to represent us? When was the last time an electorate voted for war? Imagine being born and given a list of parents you would like to have. What kind of parents would you choose if they had to compete for your approval? Weren’t your parents benevolent dictators? What would happen to you otherwise? I believe that a benevolent dictator is far better than a democracy; however, Fidel is anything but benevolent. Saludos,Gabriel |
| The_Great_Democracy |
posted 5/18/04 7:46 PM
Fair point Noelia- we are all products of the societies from which we come, and this is something we can never escape. Im sure there are some significant benefits to having a dictatorship, but whether these benefits would stretch to the wider population and not just those influential buisness people is different altogether. Of course this does happen in democracies too, not so much in Britain but massively in america as it is protected by their constitution, )which itself limits democracy from ever taking place.) Really alot of democracy is merely an illusion of choice. I nonetheless believe in a peoples right to choose...if you hold an open election for benevolent dictators, as well as democratic leaders then you have my full support. The only thing is that it seems the people wouldnt support that, or if this was such a strong sentiment among Argentinians one could assume there would be more dictatorial parties pledging their undieing love for the people. Yet can you name me one dictator that has no questions over his integrity? I do not believe that a dictator is the best option for riding corruption, nor an excuse to a adopt one. |
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Noelia (Moderator) |
posted 5/18/04 8:12 PM
For me, it's all about definitions. The definition the argentine people have of the word "dictator" is "military junta" which made us suffer a lot. The definition the americans and british have of "dictator" is Sadam and Fidel. All of them not good examples. The word "dictator" itself is not a good word. Emperors long ago were dictators as well, but being emperor or king is a noble thing while being a dictator is bad. Who named then, Fidel Sadam and the military junta in ARgentina as "dictators" instead of chosing the name "emperor" or "king" ? Someone in absolute control of the power doesnt have to be evil. In fact, I believe that now, it would be the only chance to get rid of corruption here. But of course, it's a very difficult desicion. Much more difficult than chosing a president. But if this dictator, king, emperor or whatever you want to call him, were a really patriotic person, who really cares about argentina and its people over the rest of the world, he/she would bring the prosperity Argentina deserves to have. - Vote For Me as Dictator of Argentina!! - Noelia http://espanglishfriends.tripod,com http;//www.geocities.com/nxz1978 |
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