Hybrid Democracy
A new phrase in international politics has emerged which is 'Hybrid Democracy'. In Russia the opposition candidate seems to propagate a new kind of democracy, which will have some elements of socialism and conventional democracy. After the fall of Soviet Russia, we have not seen communism in its real form. Because, for their survival the new countries emerged from Soviet Russia had to change their socio-political structure into the shape of Western system. But, in fact no countries in the world has been able to experience the real exposure of sustainable prosperity, peace, justice, security and fundamental rights. Now even the Russian Republic has to depend on American aid. But it does not necessarily mean that the USA ,the sole agent of modern democracy, has perfectly secured justice to its people. Because, the Bush administration itself is not democratic; its election had been controversial like its foreign policies around the world ; thousands of innocent civilians all over the world are the victim of its deadly pre-emptive measures in the name of securing its people. Sorry to say, the developing countries in the third world are being instructed by such western countries to take lesson from them to become more democratic in their state affairs. In democracy, literally, people are to rule the country and their basic fundamental rights are to be secured by their representative government . But quite to the contrary, the power of such countries remain in the hands of two or three families having political influence and these elites enjoy all sorts of rights and privileges in the field of higher education, healthcare and some other requirements like high quality food, cloths, residence etc. If their homeland fails to provide proper education, healthcare for them they have easy access to other countries that can fulfil their demands. So, it is clear that this democracy or hybrid-democracy is not meant for the interest of common people; it is merely a tool to create some short sighted, worthless laws only to serve the purpose of a privileged class of people.
To conclude ,we must find out a way out of this situation and try to establish a system which is free from all kinds of partiality ,mortal limitations and follies.
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