English assignment about democracy

"Democracy creates stability in a society"

Before I proceed on answering the question. I would like to clarify on a few things. Firstly democracy. To me democracy is a system of government where the political power is retained by the people and they are exercised either by them or a representative. Next stability. There are three types of stability that exist and they are namely, political, social and economics stability. Economic stability refers to a society that is in a good financial state. Social stability is the peace that is constantly maintained among the people themselves in the society and lastly, political stability means that there is minimum conflict and no corruption in the government. Hence, in my opinion democracy does create stability but does not guarantee it.

The first benefit of democracy in a society is its freedom. When there is freedom, the people are able to voice out their opinion and dissatisfaction. For example, if a minority ethnic group is being discriminated, they will still be able to have a say and voice out their dissatisfaction to a representative who will then convey it to the government. In the instance of Sri Lanka, the Tamils will be more satisfied as their needs are received by the government and this will prevent violence in the society. This will result in both political and social stability as the citizens will be satisfied with their government and there are lesser people feeling neglected.

The next benefit of democracy is that it is time consuming but makes lesser mistakes. This benefit can apply in the election process. In the democratic society, the election process is a very tedious process as the candidates have to go through long rounds of debate and speeches to showcase their talents. However, this will allow the citizens to have a better judgement on their ideal party as based on their performance. This will create political stability in the future as there is a higher probability that the newly elected party is better suited for the people.

However, democracy has its weaknesses too. As said earlier, freedom is an example of a benefit of democracy. This benefit can remain as it is if no one abuses it. However, if the barrier is breeched, it can cause much trouble and instability. For example, recently there was a man who drew racist cartoons insulting Muslims. Their defence is that they have the freedom of speech. It upset many Muslims and cause riots to take place. Thus when someone abuses the freedom given to them, it can cause a lot of mistrust between ethnic group and this would cause much social instability.

Next, citizens from different countries define democracy differently. Some may think of it as a political system or a method of selecting the government. Hence, the problem of democracy is that it can elect dictators during the election process. For example China, they are using democracy as a method of selecting the candidates for their only party which is the communist party of China and this will cause the essence of true democracy to be lost. For some cases, it can cause lost of confidence in the government and may lead to political instability.

As we can see from here, democracy has both its pros and cons. Its results will depend on how the people see democracy as and how it is being applied. It can both bring about stability and prosperity or chaos and instability. In conclusion, democracy can promote stability but whether stability is experienced is largely dependent on how it is used.