"Democracy creates stability in a society."

Governmental ideals are vital for a nation's stability and growth. However, at this instance, we will only be narrowing down to one particular type of government - and that is, through this blog discussion, we want to find out whether democracy really brings about stability in a society.

To start off this discussion, let us take a look at what democracy is all about:

Well, democracy by definition just means the government by people, and this is one of the fundamental values that Singapore's government upholds. That means that all the people should be able to have their say in one way another in everything that affects their lives.

I feel that democracy is indeed capable of bringing about stability in a society as it can boost the development of a nation in a really positive manner. For example, according to a speech that Rice has given on the 8th of May this year, she comments that “Democracy has been opening up old, elite-dominated politics to millions who had been at the margins of their societies, the poor and the disadvantaged and indigenous peoples and minorities. These men and women have at last become active democratic citizens, and they are demanding that their governments work for them.” This means that democracy can provide good relations between the people and the government, and it can also develop mutual trust among the two parties as they can benefit abundantly. Therefore, citizens are able to cooperate, and this will in turn lessen societal instability as people are positive in the path in which the government is taking on.