PERFECT POLITICAL SYSTEM
Political bewilderment has fanned trouble in today’s world. This might be the inability of China to make rational decisions on internet use, Europe and the US’s paying the price for their inability to make long-standing decisions, or the Arab nations struggling to attain stability. Thus, begging the question, what is a perfect political system? Should it be monarchial, authoritarian, or something yet to be conjured? Truth be said, we lack ample know-how about political systems. Despite there being many kinds of political systems all over the world, few political discourses have materialized since the age of enlightenment. That is why this paper seeks to describe a “perfect” a perfect political system.
A perfect political system takes to account the thoughts of the majority and works on them. Essentially, a perfect political system has to subscribe to democratic ideals in addition to efficiency and stability. It is this premise that has drawn many political scientists to Western Countries’ democratic systems, which have been considered as the ultimate political systems since their establishment in the industrialization era (Kennedy, 2015). Unfortunately, problems sprung up when another form of political system emerged, socialism. Socialism was considered more efficient but neglected the importance of democracy. As such, many people argue that democracy is the best political system.
But is democracy really the ideal political system? Look at the riots in the UK and US that force dire challenges to social order. Its inability to adapt to the changing world has posed numerous challenges to its viability. Kennedy (2015) points out that people expect a perfect political system that brings hope to people while healing their suffering and correcting mistakes. But such a system is elusive because ideals cannot sort out political challenges. Sometimes people opt to sort out such elusiveness via revolutions, but positive fruits are never a guarantee just because a perfect political system is not known. All in all, one might think democracy is the best, but it also has its demerits.
While democracy has its good, I hold the opinion that benevolent dictatorship is more appealing. This is because it is a concoction of both democracy and autocracy. Dreyer (2015) argues that when the two systems merge for a good purpose, the citizens are bound to benefit. The executive has few hindrances in executing their mandate, and the citizenry has the powers to air their grievances. Also, when the two come together, bureaucracy is broken, and the executive is in control of governance devoid of injunctions of legislature or judiciary, as it is the case in democratic systems.
In conclusion, a good governance system is one created by the people and for the people. This description is only befitting for democracy. However, as highlighted has its demerits. That is my choice of an ideal political system is a benevolent dictatorship, which is a mix of autocracy and democracy. This system is working for many developing nations as it quells opposition noises and seeks to bring people together to work towards a common goal.
References
Dreyer, J. T. (2015). China’s political system. Routledge.
Kennedy, S. (2015). A perfect storm: Crisis, capitalism and democracy. In Ireland under austerity. Manchester University Press.