民主主義という落とし穴
封建制度から市民社会になり、平等思想が普及していく中で、市民が等しく参政権を得る事になった。そうなって長い月日が流れたが、参政権が必ずしも有り難いと思っていない人が少なくないように見受けられる。
その事は良いとして、自身の投票権を売ってしまったり、政治家に寄付をする見返りに、自身の事業に有利な法律や規制を作って貰うような企業家も出てきている事は困った事である。
民主主義は、市民の民度が高ければ有効に機能するが、そうでない場合はマイナスの効果が出てしまう。地球の現状を俯瞰すれば、ポピュリズムが台頭し、大衆迎合政治に陥っている国々が多くなっている。
一国の市民の民度と一口で言っても、民度の高い人もいれば、民度の低い人もいる。
国の正しい方針や方向性は、民度の高い人達が主体となって決める事が望ましいが、民主主義が普及して定着していく時代に、市民全員に等しく参政権を与え、この事が当然であるかの如くの状態になってしまった。
上記の流れから、金権政治やポピュリズム政治が蔓延してしまったが、市民全員が等しい参政権を得ているという異常な状態を解消する事は、相当程度の困難を伴うだろう。この状態はある意味で民主主義の落とし穴と言っても良いだろう。
The pitfalls of democracy
As the feudal system gave way to a civil society and the idea of equality spread, citizens were given equal suffrage. A long time has passed since then, but it seems that there are still many people who are not necessarily grateful for the right to vote.
That's fine, but what's troubling is that there are entrepreneurs who are willing to sell their voting rights or donate to politicians in exchange for getting laws and regulations made that are favorable to their businesses.
Democracy works effectively if the citizens are civilized, but if they are not, it has a negative effect. Looking at the current situation around the world, populism is on the rise and many countries are falling into populist politics.
When we talk about the political sense of a country's citizens, there are some who are civilized and some who are civilized poorly.
It is desirable for the correct policies and direction of a country to be decided primarily by people with a high level of civility, but in an era when democracy is spreading and becoming established, all citizens are given equal voting rights, and it has become as if this is something that should be taken for granted.
As a result of the above, money politics and populist politics have become widespread, but it will be extremely difficult to resolve the abnormal situation in which all citizens have equal voting rights. In a sense, this situation can be called a pitfall of democracy.
