Importance of Pro-Democracy Values in Sustaining Democracy
Pro-democracy primarily holds liberal ideals, such as human rights, the rule of law, social justice, and civil freedoms. These are the fundamental values that represent democratic political systems. Pro-democracy supports increased democracy (Kurata, 2015). Injustice, inequality, and lack of freedom threatens to undo democratic gains in the country, and therefore, the pro-democratic values contribute to building and sustaining democracy. Democracy is a form of régime with four significant basics. They include a structure for selecting and substituting the administration via fair and free polls; active involvement of the individuals, as residents, in civic and political life; defense of the human rights of every resident; and a rule of law in which the rules and measures apply equally to every resident (Acemoglu et al., 2015). Pro-democrats fight for and implement the same values, and by doing so, they increase the survival of democracy.
Civil liberties are a significant value in sustaining democracy. Democracy can flourish only in an environment of individual freedom. Human rights are also necessary as democracy is inflexibly founded upon a conviction in the individuals’ ultimate significance. As for social justice, there is no democracy without justice. Justice is significant in sustaining democracy.
References
Acemoglu, D., Naidu, S., Restrepo, P., & Robinson, J. A. (2015). Democracy, redistribution, and inequality. In Handbook of the income distribution (Vol. 2, pp. 1885-1966). Elsevier.
Kurata, T. (2015). Support for and opposition to democratization in Hong Kong. Asia-Pacific Review, 22(1), 16-33.