The miracle of the majority
Churchill is quoted as saying, "If you want to gather the best arguments against democracy, just talk to an average voter for five minutes." Apparently, there is a lot of weight in this, especially the so-called educated babus, who daily abuse democracy on the grounds that in countries like ours, ignorant voters sell votes on a plate of biryani. This class thinks that only their vote should be counted because illiterate people, due to their ignorance, have no idea how their vote can lead to the destruction of this country. We will take this class later. First let's see if there is really any difference in the political consciousness of illiterate and literate people. The man who wipes and says 'Oh my God, it's so hot' is more conscious than the poor man who plows his field wearing a dhoti vest?
Brian Kaplan, an American author, is a professor of economics. He wrote a book, The Myth of the Rational Voter. In a democracy, if the majority of the people agree on something stupid, they have to admit it, when in fact it does not happen. When the whole society uses its vote in a democratic process, all kinds of extremist tendencies are eliminated. ۔ He gave an example of this. Suppose there are peas in a glass and people are asked what percentage of the glass is full of these grains. When the opinion of all the 'voters' is gathered, the inevitable result will be very close to the truth, because the extremist tendencies will reject each other and thus we will come up with an answer which seems That's right. Applying this example to elections, he says that an average voter does not have the ability to examine political issues in depth but when millions of people with dissenting votes cast their votes in a massive election process, the final result That collective opinion usually turns out to be correct because extremist and less intelligent voters deny each other and thus the collective wisdom of the society emerges which is somewhat balanced and closer to the facts. of Aggregation. He says that the beauty of democracy is that even if some people give their opinion on the basis of rationality, it does not matter that ultimately collective wisdom has to prevail.
But it's not that simple. The miracle of the majority certainly shows charisma in elections but it is possible only when there are people of different opinions in the society. If the number of peas in a glass is exaggerated under some propaganda and the majority of the people are under the influence of that propaganda, then the reality that is visible is also hidden behind the veil of prejudice. Professor Kaplan also spoke of another address. He said that it was generally believed that the voter should think beyond his personal interests and use his vote as a responsible citizen in view of the general situation in the country. This is a fallacy. The professor says that the voter should be selfish, if the voter thinks for his own benefit then he will inevitably gather more information which will result in better decision and this process will also be beneficial for democracy.
We have, in fact, assumed that democracy in our country cannot succeed unless the people are educated. This argument is hollow because the class that makes this argument actually thinks that it has to decide whether or not the common man of the society has developed the political consciousness on the basis of which he should be declared eligible to vote. This is the arrogance of this elite class. In fact, these people are the real culprits of the country. Is directly responsible, the conscience of these people reprimands them in the morning and evening that somehow we are responsible for the destruction of this country, so when they get a chance, they are forced by their 'conscience'. "Sometimes they take the guise of religion, sometimes they try to be great patriots and sometimes they hide behind emotional slogans and console themselves. Look, I stand with the revolutionaries in this country while the real revolution is theirs. Should come against These are the people who have a one time meal bill of Rs. All they need is a slogan so that at night when their conscience strikes whips on their backs while they are asleep, they can defend themselves under the guise of that slogan and sleep peacefully. The real problem is not democracy, this class is insomnia!
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