Democracy vs Capitalism
From the very beginning of human existence until today, the idea of capitalism has conquered the way we live, how we bring in capital and the way we buy and sell. Only during the past few decades has the ideology of modern democracy been developed and used, with many nowadays trying to bring apart the two ideas of democracy and capitalism. This study of the capitalism and democracy will look at both sides and arguments for and against followed by the detailed look into the relationship between the two. First thing first, we must establish a connection between democracy and capitalism. Democracy is a word that originates from Greek and in plain definition means the rule of people. More specifically, it is a structure that allows its citizens to show their opinions, through which they will cast a vote for a member of the government they'd like to see represent them. As we all know, majority rules and whatever to voters vote, government will have to follow the command. However, there are limitations to democracy as people don't have that much say, and they have to rely on the people they elect to do the job they expect them to do. We all know that what some candidates tend to say prior to election, doesn't follow through after the election, making us question our vote. "Capitalism is based on a power hierarchy in which investors/employers control the lives of those who work to create capital." (p. 38, Parenty) On the other hand, capitalism can be defined as the free market economy in which anyone and everyone is able to buy, sell and trade to/with whom they choose. While democracy tries to find a balance between individuals interests, capitalism searches for benefits for a few based on the use of the many. First, we'll try to find arguments that democracy and capitalism differ from each other. John Dyzek in his book "Discursive Democracy" argues that "while individual's preferences were appropriately presented in the economy, the same individual's