Laws, Ethnicities and Political Perspectives

In modern western democracy, people vote for their representatives of state.  These people’s perspectives and platforms they support greatly, and they believe they are the best representatives of their political ideals. Having a balanced representation of different political perspectives, registered in the country’s constitution, gives the governance of democratic countries an equal say in all the issues the country faces.

Many in the world had adopted democracy after fascism and communism had proved to be an extremist point of view in governance. However, not many countries have effectively adopted democracy.

One of the many reasons Iraq had become dangerous and attacked by insurgents is because Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki pushed laws that limited the right of the Sunni Muslims. Islam has different versions, and religion in these areas is similar to political perspectives and respect for one’s culture. Oppressing a religious faction pushes them to fight against the government.

Making things worse, ethnicity is also involved with culture, urging other ethnicities and Sunni Muslims to support such extremist groups.

It is here that we may see how laws can be used to corrupt. Laws by the dominant political party, regardless whether a democratic government is installed, will be the ones pushed forward with great priority. People can just shrug it off and say that they have earned, but then again, these people are the ones creating laws, creating decisions.

Like the Sunnis and Shias in the Middle East today, the world may adopt the lesser forms of government, not because democracy has failed, but because it is to show face against the powerful and enduring western countries.