If the majority of the civilized world agrees on anything, it is that democracy is by far the best and most unjust political system. And in principle, that is also true. People choose their representatives according to who they believe will best represent their interests. Then they can be confident that that person will act as they would act. Wouldn\’t that be fair?
Unfortunately, however, there are still some problems here. These problems make democratic institutions far from what we would consider ideal. And most of these problems stem not from the institutions themselves, but from the people who work within them.
First is the fact that those who run for office to win our votes in elections rarely tell the whole truth or not at all. They also often promise things that they know full well they cannot or will not defend because it is against their own interests. But voters don\’t realize this until it is too late.
Well, one could say that. That is, if I find out that the politician in question lied to me, I will not elect that politician next time. But here we run into another difficulty. But here we run into another difficulty: people are very easily manipulated. This is mainly used by corporations through targeted advertising, but of course politicians are no different. For example, they can blame their political opponents for failing or failing to fulfill certain promises. And since none of us can see inside politics, we cannot even know if this is true.
A related fact is that all persons of legal age in our country who have not been deprived of their legal capacity are entitled to vote. This means that the vote of someone who has barely finished elementary school and has been on benefits all his or her life carries the same weight as the vote of someone who has a higher education, a successful career, and at least some understanding of politics. Unfortunately, however, there is not much we can do about it if we want to preserve the basic pillars of democracy.
