Perhaps we need to tweak a cliché and talk about lies, damned lies and democracy! The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter, said Winston Churchill. Or perhaps a three-minute conversation with your average leader (some of whom are pretty average). The Economist calculated in 2022 that eight percent of the world lives in a full democracy and another 37.3 percent in flawed ones. Interestingly, both the U.S. and India figure under ‘flawed’ democracies, while the U.K. is seen as a full democracy.

Source: The Hindu January 21, 2024 02:36 UTC