I used to think that democracy is the best political system, without any doubts. But recent events made me realized that there are things are a little grey.
Events that I referred to are the Arab Spring and the arguments within Europe and the States.
Democracy, in the end, is about the ability to express yourself as an individual. I can choose who I like and what I like. Within a well informed society, the opinion of the collective seems to be able to govern things properly.
As individualism continues its march into society, things become a little problematic. Individual opinion becomes more important than common good. Opposing for the sake of opposing, compromise is seen as sign of weakness. I believe this is main reason for the difficulty in implementing any changes in modern Democratic society.
At the other extreme, young democracy is dangerous as well. When the people are not well-informed, they are easily manipulated. In the end, the country is steered and ruled by elite, who may not have the best interest of the ppl in mind.
Seems that most Democratic country in the world are in one extreme or the other. In this scenario, other types of political structure, even the hardcore ones, might emerge.
I really hope not.
