Democracy creates stability in a society

Does democracy create stability in a society?

I feel that it would, to a certain extent.

Key beliefs of democracy include freedom and equality, as well as human rights. If a truly democratic state existed, it would embody all of these in its laws and enforce them. Therefore, all people, including minority groups, would be treated equally. As they are happy, there will not be tension between different groups of the community such as the Catholics and Protestants in Ireland, or the Tamils and the Sinhalese in Sri Lanka. This will help to prevent unrest, and thus promote stability.

However, this would be difficult to achieve. In order to gain such a state, the people's thinking must be in line with this concept of equality across races, religions, ethnic groups, gender, and other differences within society. This is where education should come in to teach the people. They should be taught about equality and human rights and have such values instilled in them.

Which brings us to another problem - freedom. Such 'brainwashing' could be considered limiting the people's freedom, which is no longer the democratic way. One could argue that people have the right to think what they want. In such a case, the people might start discriminating against others in their minds, leading to discriminatory actions. If the majority press for it, there will be no option but to pass such discriminatory laws, due to the voting system which guarantees an overwhelming majority the right to decide.

It can be seen that democracy will not be easy to achieve stability as long as discriminatory views exist in the minds of the people.