Democratic Politics


Chapter : 2. What is Democracy? Why Democracy?

Some Common Features of the Non-democratic Governments/countries

Some Common Features of the Non-democratic Governments/countries :
Some common features of the non-democratic governments are the following :
1. In non-democratic countries, the people are not allowed to criticise the government. Doing so means imprisonment, harassment and trouble one after the other.
2. In non-democratic countries, the rule of the king or the so called military rule prevails and the questions of elections does not arise.
3. In non-democratic countries, no opposition is tolerated so the questions of political parties, especially of the opposition parties, does not arise. Only those political parties can survive which toe to the line of the government.
4. In non-democratic countries, the workers are not allowed to form their independent Trade Unions. Only such Trade Unions can survive who, rightly or wrongly, support the policies of the government.
5. In non-democratic countries, all the people are at the mercy of the dictator or the military rulers. Anybody can be detained, arrested or even put to death without any trial.
6. In non-democratic countries, no body can even aspire for any big post. If he is ready to be a tool in the hands of the ruler/dictator/military leaders, he can hope to get some good post. But he will have to kill his conscience and become dumb and deaf.

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