Just to apply my concept in our local context, I feel that Singapore would be able to benefit from what i have proposed. In our context, that unbiased, patriotic leader could be Lee Kuan Yew. He has given up so much for Singapore, and is known to be a great patriotic man who has achieved international acclaim. However, i do agree with the fact that it may be difficult to find such a man in many other societies of the world. If we are arguing in the context of a general society, it would indeed be difficult for such perfect conditions to appear within a society, the conditions that i have previously mentioned.

I feel that if we are to use democracy in a society, we should choose the correct type of democracy to fit that particular situation. If the wrong type of democracy is chosen, it just might end up in instability.

In previous posts, it is mentioned that Democracy grants free will, which in turn appeases the citizens such that there will not be instability in the country. I feel that it should not be a complete democracy and free will, as certain ideas brought up would potentially danger the country.

Meanwhile, i would like to just propose a few points for why Democracy is acceptable. It is one of the more successful types of government in our modern society. I do agree with Jin Fu's idea that having the majority backing of a policy or the government would greatly help the country in its development. Having the majority backing a policy would ensure that the country would be able to successfully move towards having that policy implemented without much fuss.

It would also be able to ensure stability in the country, as in the worst case scenario, having the minority rebel would of course be better than having the majority turn on the country. It would be easier to appease the minority who are rebelling compared to the majority. As such, democracy would be able to help in the aspect of damage control and stability.

Democracy would also give the people a chance for much freedom in politics. If a person is not pleased with the way the government runs things, he can start his own party and challenge the government for the votes of the people. In this aspect, i feel that democracy creates stability by helping to appease the needs of the citizens, so that they will not complain about having no outlets for freedom. This would solve any possible social and political instabilities.

The party in control of the government would also be pressured to do a good job, lest they get replaced by a new government. They would strive to implement more policies, please the people, improve the country etc. so that people would continue to vote for them. This would ensure a good competitive spirit such that the country would be able to remain competitive globally and not fall into any economic instabillity.


Chia Chen Wei (7) 3B