Why Democracy is more beneficial to Rulers than Dictatorship?

[chauism]

so, whom do you trust then?

Those who earn the rights to vote rather than those who are just granted.

 

[Ahmad]

Those who earn the rights to vote rather than those who are just granted.

but how do you know they are trusted? people do make promises, but keepig their promise is the real test. And those who are really trusted as you say, why dont they stand in elections so the public vote for them? If they are that much capable of attracting people for a revolution and are trusted as well, why not taking part in elections?

 

[chauism]

but how do you know they are trusted? people do make promises, but keepig their promise is the real test. And those who are really trusted as you say, why dont they stand in elections so the public vote for them? If they are that much capable of attracting people for a revolution and are trusted as well, why not taking part in elections?

Leading a revolution and winning an election are totally different things. To lead a successful revolution to overthrow the current government, you need to demostrate exceptional leadership skills and strategical thinking besides a charismatical personaliy for people to trust you and follow you.

Let's back on the election part, in my opinion people should at least be able to pass some tests to prove that they have the mental capacity for understanding government affairs and policy issue before they think whom they want to put into office.

 

[Ahmad]

Leading a revolution and winning an election are totally different things. To lead a successful revolution to overthrow the current government, you need to demostrate exceptional leadership skills and strategical thinking besides a charismatical personaliy for people to trust you and follow you.

I dont think they are different, they might be different in terms of the way are operated, but in concept they both carry the same thing, they both require leadership, vision and capacity to lead the masses.

Let's back on the election part, in my opinion people should at least be able to pass some tests to prove that they have the mental capacity for understanding government affairs and policy issue before they think whom they want to put into office.

Not practical and not wise thing.

 

[Oldman1]

So are elections. I don't see people replace someone better with elections either. The difference here is with revolution the threat of losing power is real, with election those who hold the real powers behind the scense will never feel threatened as the next elected one is just as manipulatable as the previous one, and as the average people will even realize that because they think at least they have a voice in the decision making process.

Elections do work because it can have an impact on peoples lives. Who knows what would have happened if FDR was not elected during the 30s that had brought major changes in our govt. and rebuild our confidence in our country when people were suffering during the Great Depression. As well as international scene when confronting the rise of Hitler and Imperial Japan besides Mussolini of Italy. Problem is that people have very high expectations from the President. But it is the senators and congressmen as well as mayors that makes the difference.