Wang，Yini ：Let’s discuss democracy
汪旖旎（Wang，Yini）
Earlier, democracy as an ideological concept.
It is a reflection of democratic practices and systems in the ideological field: As a political system, democracy is used to solve major social problems, that is, to adjust and determine the interest relationships between different classes, strata and groups, the core of which is economic relationships.
In contemporary society, the democratic system is still a means to adjust the interests of various classes or strata, especially the emergence of the consultative democratic system, which has better solved the problem of the interests of vulnerable groups being ignored.
The ideas and practices of democracy in ancient Greece and Rome were proposed by slave owners and aristocrats at that time, while during the industrial revolution its initiators were the emerging capitalist class and its representatives.
The most critical principles of separation of powers and checks and balances in democratic thought and practice are also the product of mediating social contradictions. The purpose of separation of powers and checks and balances is to ensure that the interests of different classes and groups in the bourgeoisie can be expressed and realized to a certain extent. , to prevent the monopoly of power and achieve a balance of interests within the property owners, and the realization form of the majority decision principle is the democratic electoral system. Through the electoral system, the idea of "sovereignty lies with the people" in the Western value system can be reflected.
The idea of "sovereignty lies with the people" was also put forward to oppose the idea of "divine right of kings" and the plunder of social resources by the privileged class. This was also an ideological struggle weapon for the emerging bourgeoisie to fight against the privileged class at that time. It can easily arouse the resonance of the people and thus become a social mainstream ideology.
The democratic system is an adaptive system in today＇s society, and the democratic system can protect the people＇s human rights and freedoms.
If the Chinese people need to protect human rights and freedom, they need to build a democratic China.
Wang，Yini
June 28, 2018
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