Socialist Democratic Government

The government is expected to provide the basic necessities of life for it’s people. A socialist democratic state allows for the majority of the wealth to be held by the mass while still allowing individual freedoms to coexist. Socialism is a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole. Many western nations value individual freedoms while still demanding government services while most traditional governments in the east value order and stability. A socialist democratic government is a compromise of the two because the government maintains order and stability on certain matters while people have their individual …show more content…
For example, in a communist state all workers get the same pay and that leads to less productivity among the workers. In a socialist government, the people still have mobility between social classes and the opportunity to be promoted in their job field. Even though the businesses are government run, it is with worker control so they are motivated to do more in order to directly reap the benefits. However, it also guarantees that those who cannot provide for themselves such as orphans, elderly, disabled etc.. are not left behind. In addition, this puts less pressure on the families of the elderly and disabled because they do not have to provide primary care. The wage gap between the wealthy and poor is …show more content…
Socialism does not concern itself with the culture of its people while democracy excessively involves itself. The government is in charge of maintaining order and so it is their job to protect it’s citizens by creating laws that stop discrimination. History has a way of showing that certain groups of people will try to gain power by eliminating other groups and that disregards the socialist government when laws are ignored. However, the government does not need to waste its resources dictating how people should live. A key failure in democracy is that the majority rules so in nations such as the United States, where the majority is christians, the laws allow for other groups of people to be denied their freedoms based on the fact that it does not follow the Bible. Democracy allows for individual freedoms such as religion, speech, assembly etc.. John Locke (the father of liberalism) though that people should do as they want as long as it does not bring harm to others. However his philosophy was based on ideal mutual love between all people and does not take into account that people are capable of immorality. A socialist democratic state allows for the individuality of a citizen to excel while still maintaining