Is the wizarding world a democracy?

[Trevor Peterson]

No: HPFGUIDX 75524

Steve wrote
I hate to break it to both of you, but the US is not a democracy either, it is a representative republic. This means that we elect representatives to represent us in Washington, ie the House, the Senate, etc.

The WW seems to be a dictatorial democracy, much like the Ancient Greek states of Macedonia and Sparta. Where a leader was elected by a group of powerful aristocrats for a specific period of time. These leaders were given total control for their elected period, commonly 2 years.

Fudge could do as he did with those powers, but notice how he had to get the public on his side by controlling the press spin. Fudge with all his powers was afraid of public opinion and tried to shape it. Dictators only worry about public opinion when in a Democracy.

Laxer: First, show me where either of us said that the US was a Democracy.  All that was said was that the wizarding world is not following the US model of government.  Second, yes you are kind of correct with saying that the US is not a democracy.  Websters says that in a strict sense, a democracy is where the supreme power is vested in the people. - my note- the only place where you will then be able to have a democracy is small towns because of the inefficiencies of making decisions-  The first definition that Websters gives is ....the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them or their elected agents.  
 
On that note, the WW is a democracy if the people elect the minister of magic or the wizengamot, otherwise no.  And in my humble opinion, even if the WW is a democracy technically, it is not a good one
 
laxer




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