What is a good country

Today, I had a strange thought about running a country. It is not about me running a country per se but rather my thoughts about how a country or even any organization should be run.

Very often, we start from what the objectives of an organization should be run. But many a times, we run the risk of being narrow-minded of defining what a "good" country or organization is.

There are myriad number of divergent interests within a country that defining what is a "good" country is highly contentious. Different people have different opinions on what a "good" country is and sometimes, some appears more logical than other's and other's more idealistic but many if articulated correctly each have their valid points. For example, in pursuit of democratic principles, some may have run afoul with more authoritative regimes. While on one end, one may complained of oppression, meanwhile on the other end, the state will state that they were being treasonous. Havng said that, this is not a piece on which type of regime is better but rather trying to explain that both sides have their story.

At the risk of trying to sounding in support of oppressive regime, sometimes, democracy is not the be all and end all of all political aspirations. Democracies is simply a means of which accomplish several political ends rather than an political end itself. If democracies does certain things, I am pretty sure that even states and governments will give the people some power.

Then very often, we will quote North Korea as an example of an oppressive regime which makes servants out of their own people. Now even North Korea is opening up given the recent developments. Perhaps we know too little of the hermit country to comment that the people are not happy, or wants what everyone else is having. China with it's powerful Internet control, does not have widespread demonstrations for democratic reforms given its exposure to the outside world. I wonder what makes you think that every North Korean feel that they were "oppressed"

And of course authoritarian regimes is never welcomed but what we view as authoritarian might be viewed as protecting national values or being patriotic to other's. Which means that there is section of people whom still views such actions benignly or even positively.

I am not in support of oppressive or authoritarian regimes that much is clear but sometimes, some "democratic" supporters feel every act that restrict them by the state as "oppressive" and they feel that they were victimized even if they know they were doing something illegal. Some people even feel that the laws were made to control them and not to regulate everyone but just applied to them

There are many ways by which a country is run and that is what a democracy is made of. If a country is run by a group of "enlightened" people, wouldnt that run afoul with democratic principles.

Sometimes, supposed authoritarian regimes practiced democratic principles, they talk to various interest groups of people, forms committees and action groups with divergent interests and take action. Just that they don't vote formally!!

True governance does not come from a system but rather the people, no system is better than a united group of enlightened, intelligent and motivated people.

People find a way, not the system.

System is malleable but the man stands upright.