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Democratic Democide : On Why We Should Regret the Over - Glorification of Democracy

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                             Despite the initial doubt and disdain by many, democracy has persisted throughout history and now known across the world as the only legitimate, even imaginable, form of political society. [1] With the recent transition to democracy, from what is known as the Third Wave [2] after extended era of dictatorship to the emerging democratization as a result of the Arab Spring, there is no doubt that democracy is currently on its world historical peak. Its universal appeal makes it glorified as the ultimate solution of many social problems like unequal distribution of wealth, violent conflicts, and even democratization is often used as the justification of military intervention to topple down evil authoritarian regimes across the globes.             In spite of this, democracy also finds itself ha...