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November 10, 2024True Democracy
A true, real or actual democracy just means a democracy. We qualify it with true, real or actual to separate it from so-called democracies today that are not actually democracies. So, by saying a real or true democracy, we’re simply implying we are referring to an actual democracy (just a democracy) not the fake or false ones (like the “republics” we call “democracies” today).
And a democracy simply means a form of governance that retains the power to control the direction of a state with the people.
The people can retain this control directly or indirectly.
So, a true democracy DOES NOT also mean direct democracy. A true democracy simply means democracy. And this democracy can still be either direct or indirect.
Pure Democracy
A pure or perfect democracy means a form of governance that is guided STRICTLY and ONLY by democracy.
This is because, we can have a democracy (a form of governance that retains power with the people) which also has elements of other approaches to governance such as cognocracy1 (“technocracy”), meritocracy, or others. As long as it still retains power conveniently and actively with the people, it remains a real or true democracy.
This is distinguished from a pure or perfect democracy in that, a pure democracy would be where everything is strictly by democracy; for e.g. appointments, adjudication, and all core functions in governance are done strictly by democracy or vote.
A pure democracy can still either be direct or indirect.
Direct vs. Indirect Democracy
Direct democracy is simply when decisions are being taken by the citizens themselves. Indirect democracy is when they are taking decisions through agents, proxies or representatives; the important thing is that the citizens still maintain CONTROL of those decisions.
Source: The Tragedy Called Democracy in the 21st Century (2023) pp. 134, 139, 377.
Footnotes:
- This is a new word coined by the author for reasons accessible in the source material.
