Democracy: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Harrystein (talk | contribs) |
Harrystein (talk | contribs) m (CE WL) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Stub}} | {{Stub}} | ||
'''Democracy''' (Greek: δημοκρατία, ''dēmokratiā'', from ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which the people govern themselves, usually by electing bodies of representatives.<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/democracy</ref> [[Western world|Western]] [[capitalism|capitalist]] society is dominated by [[liberal democracies]], which [[revolutionary socialism|revolutionary socialists]] criticise as legitimising organs of a [[dictatorship of the bourgeoisie|dictatorship of the capitalist class]] | '''Democracy''' (Greek: δημοκρατία, ''dēmokratiā'', from ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which the people govern themselves, usually by electing bodies of representatives.<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/democracy</ref> [[Western world|Western]] [[capitalism|capitalist]] society is dominated by [[liberal democracy|liberal democracies]], which [[revolutionary socialism|revolutionary socialists]] criticise as legitimising organs of a [[dictatorship of the bourgeoisie|dictatorship of the capitalist class]] and obstacles against the establishment of meaningful democracy of the masses. | ||
== Direct and representative democracy == | == Direct and representative democracy == | ||
Revision as of 19:46, 27 April 2023
Democracy (Greek: δημοκρατία, dēmokratiā, from dēmos 'people' and kratos 'rule') is a form of government in which the people govern themselves, usually by electing bodies of representatives.[1] Western capitalist society is dominated by liberal democracies, which revolutionary socialists criticise as legitimising organs of a dictatorship of the capitalist class and obstacles against the establishment of meaningful democracy of the masses.