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How are complaints treated as testimony to the success of democracy? Explain with four facts.     [Delhi 2008]

Answer:

To some extent complaints are treated as testimony to the success of democracy. We can prove the statement by analysing certain facts like:

(i) Slow and Inefficient Government: Some people complain that democracy is a less effective government and it is slow in functioning. There is no doubt that non-democratic governments can be more effective because they are very fast in their decision making. But it is not certain that decisions are right or wrong.

(ii) Unsuccessful   in   Reducing Economic Exploitation: There is no denying the fact that democracies do not appear to have been successful in reducing economic inequality. But, it is only possible in a democracy that people can raise their voice against not only economic inequalities, but also against all types of inequalities.

(iii) Not free from Corruption: There is no denying the fact that democracies are not free from corruption. But, it is only in a democracy that people can openly expose this evil and ask for its elimination.

(iv) Unable to Solve All Economic and Social Problems: It is true that democracy cannot solve all economic and social problems. But no other form of government can solve all economic and social problems as well. However, it is democracy alone which creates a situation or conditions that help citizens to solve their social and economic problems.

All these facts show that complaints treated as testimony to the success of democracy.