Democracy. It is a way of government in which people are elected to power with the majority vote. It enables us to choose who to lead us in a way that is fair to all and also is the alternative to the cruel totalitarian style governments of other countries. In New Zealand, democracy enables us to embrace the diverse cultures of our immigrants and to ensure that they too get a say in how their new homeland is run. We need democracy to ensure that everybody’s voice is heard and by doing so, quelling angry rebellion which can only be harmful to ourselves. Not only is democracy a way of keeping the peace with each other but is also the best government with which to share ideas and therefore allow faster advancements in society, culture, technology and general way of life.
Essentially, democracy lets us choose our own leaders with a majority vote which smooths out the crinkles of insane voters who are in the minority. By this process these leaders are the people who have been collectively identified as capable of taking us the extra step and have been elected to serve our interests in parliament. Without this, countries are not a society, not a civilisation, not a human race. This is shown in countries like in the Middle East where utter chaos reigns supreme. Now I’m not saying the people there are not human, no, but their governing is not civil. There are constant news reports of bombings, murder, assassinations and corruptions in the highest steps of power. And why are people so angry and murderous? Surely the answer is not just for the sake of it? No, it is obviously because their ideas and thoughts haven’t been heard, they have not been fairly represented in government. In New Zealand our democratic government ensures this will never happen, we will always get what we want in law and if it doesn’t happen, who can argue with the majority rule? On the 19th of September 1893 New Zealand became the first ever self-governing country to give all women the ability to vote in parliament. After several years of suffrage and campaigning Kate Sheppards efforts paid off. Without democracy, her voice would have never have been heard. It is because of democracy that such revolutions in our political history have been achieved and because of democracy that the foundations of future revolutions have been built.
It is well known that New Zealand has some of the most diverse proportions of cultures in the world. This is beneficial to us in that we may experience the wonders of places such as India, China, the Pacific islands and more, all in our own backyard. We only need to take a stroll down a local marketplace to see just how big our cultural database really is! Democracy certifies that these cultures are looked after, are not persecuted and are free to open up to us their culture and way of life. The opposite of this was shown in the horrific incarceration of the Jews in during Nazi Germany’s anti-Semitic rule. Through cruel fascism and totalitarian rule over 6 million Semites and 1 million gypsies were ruthlessly killed in the most racially obscene event in history. This is the most clear and primary example of the injustice and prejudices and the reason for why a fair and unbiased form of government should be in place.
Rebellion, murder, rape, assassination, kidnapping, racist persecutions, bombings. Images of these, flashes in and out of our television screens like the explosions that occur constantly in troubled parts of the world. Thankfully this selfish greed, lust for destruction and usurped power has never occurred on such a grand scale so as to affect us in a way like it has in the Middle East. With an elected
In this world, we live in a democratic society, this means that everything that we do and our own thoughts and processes can affect everything that happens around us. This gives us a feeling of freedom and control that sometimes we take for granted. To see this more clearly, we only need to take a closer look at other countries around the world without the benefits of our political system. Daily, we see on the news about hunger, war, rebellion, assassinations, murder, corruption and more. Where do these events occur? In countries without the benefit of a fair, voted government, for the people and by the people. With democracy, the chance of rebellion and the dark side of society is minimised; we are able to know
Although these events that we hear about are so far away from our humble abode all the way in the pacific it is obvious that the reason for this serenity is in a big part, thanks to our way of government. In New Zealand we have some of the largest proportions of diverse cultures in the world. The way that we have embraced the culture and absorbed it into our own society is due to the fact that we are not strangled by a totalitarian or fascist regime. If a fascist government ever came into play, think of how we would be affected, in that a huge percent of our culture, population, and way of life would be crushed. Democracy also ensures that the laws which we bring into affect in our society is collectively supported by the wider community, not only is this beneficial in that there are less rebellions but also