WHY MODERN DEMOCRACY IS A BIG LIE
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WHY MODERN DEMOCRACY IS A BIG LIE
By : Muhammad Zaki Ramadhan
Diverse
human characteristics make a variety of diverse thoughts as
well. Accompanied by the development of the times that continue from time
to time, starting long before the industrial revolution until now that has
reached the era of revolution 4.0. in the pattern of development, when
viewed from the aspect of politics and the system of government. History
has recorded various systems of government and various ideologies that
developed in the world. Examples of these systems and ideologies include
monarchical, imperialist, socialist, communist, and one of the systems whose
existence still survives and is widely embraced today is democracy.
Democracy,
which is one of the classical systems that still survives to modern times,
undergoes a variety of evolutions that vary greatly. Starting from the
modernization of the democratic system, liberal democracy, guided democracy,
Pancasila democracy in Indonesia, and western-style democracy.
Democracy
itself is a system or form of government in which everyone has equal rights and
is a system organized by the people for the people. And limited by laws
and customs or norms that apply to keep democracy running on the right
track. Democracy itself is also a system that is embraced by the most the country in the world. One country that is often known for
its democracy is America. American democracy is known to be liberal with a
state in the form of a federal constitutional republic. America is also
known as the most active and critical country in voicing democracy. But if
we look at the reality, is the democracy that is echoed that has a good
influence on the people in their own country and all the democratic countries
in the world or is it just nonsense?
If
we look at the beginning of its development, democracy is indeed a brilliant
system in running a country where everyone has equal rights in the eyes of the
state and has equal rights in opinion.
But
as the age of the essence of democracy develops today to day increasingly
eroded into directional and irregular. This is also triggered by the
increasingly rampant process of globalization that indirectly imposes
equalization of aspects and values on all countries in the world. The
existence of globalization on the influence of the existence of democracy
becomes an important issue to understand. It aims to project the impact of
globalization, whether it will bring development and progress or even will
cause setbacks. And it can be recognized that globalization can bring some
positive influences on the existence of democracy.
But
if examined more deeply, the development that continues to occur in democracy
is believed to only damage and hurt democracy itself. Massive development
accompanied by the influence of globalization will only obscure people's view
of the basic aspects of democracy as a system that the people for the
people. This will of course open the stage for non-governmental
organizations or private parties who will become more dominant.
This
impact leads democracy towards an oligarchy system that only represents the
aspirations of a group or group rather than aspirations and common interests.
The
development of the democratic system will only plunge democracy itself in the
wrong direction. This has an impact on many basic aspects of democracy
that should be the main issue even neglected and damaged.
This
makes democracy the greatest lie of the twenty-first century. The
continued reshuffle of the body and contours of democracy becomes an opportunity
in the event of power struggles, monopolies, and is too free. Freedom that
should be solutive, organized and structured, and directed even becomes a
freedom that exceeds the limit. This led to plato's understanding of
democracy that stated that freedom in democracy would be contrary to the rights
and obligations of others. Freedom is freedom without limits, without
rules, and without laws.
The
development of democracy today is also more directed to quantity than
quality. In addition, our democracy today also gave birth to an
uncompetipable government because everyone was allowed to take part. While
not everyone can and does fit into the role that is carried out.
Modern
democracy today can be said to be the government of the rich and
capitalistic. This happens to require a lot of money. This led to
many competent candidates who could not participate in the
nomination. Instead, wealthy candidates can buy votes and master media and
resources just for their own benefit. This will lead to the people getting
a government that is pluktokrasi. Even morality is also a victim in the
practice of modern democracy because of the vulnerability of money politics and
other dirty practices that stand shoulder to shoulder to win political
candidates or candidates carried. So what can people expect when they
lead? Isn't this a great trick wrapped in a uniform called democracy?
Therefore,
the need for a review of modern democracy is now in creating the true essence
of democracy. And the need for checks and balances in implementing
integrity in democracy itself so that the people's power is not neglected by
the interests of the oligarchy's political elite. And it is also considered
crucial in maintaining the stability of democracy and the peoplee so as not to
fall into dictatorship.
REFERENCES :
Bhagwati, Jagdish. 2004.
“Democracy at Bay” in Defense of Globalization, Oxford: Oxford University
Press, pp. 92-105
Cerny, Phillip G. 1999.
“Globalization and the Erosion of Democracy”, European Journal of Political
Research, Number. 36, pp. 1-26
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