Democracy emphasizes precise principles that define the role and position of all individuals in the society. Even though in most democracy the views and suggestions of the majority are supreme, minority section of the society has a role of enjoying their democratic rights. This means inequality in the society presents a violation of essential democratic principles (Margaret & Janet 49). Government agencies and officers should adopt mechanisms that would facilitate equality among all citizens irrespective of their racial or religion backgrounds to adhere to the existing principles that control and govern democracy.
Institutions that do not treat everyone equally are in most cases faced with continuous conflicts. For example, unequal treatment of African-Americans and other minority races in America society resulted to social unrest in the late 1600. The discriminated Americans engaged into constant conflict with government agencies in order to get their basic rights of owning the country’s means of production.
Unequal treatments of people also result to slow economic development in a democratic state. The discriminated people are always reluctant in participating in the country’s development activities thus negative affecting economic development. The unrest that results from unequal treatment of community members also interferes with the country economic development. Economists and other scholars view United States current economic prosperity to be because of the country’s fair and equal treatment of all its citizens. Social integration is also undermined by unfair treatment of some people in the society. In most instances, consistent internal fighting and unnecessary political, social, and economic competition characterize unfair democracy.
The success of any democratic state is highly influenced by the manner in which the existing administration treats its citizens. Unfair treatments are equivalent to under-development and a conflicting society. Therefore, it is the responsibility of all stakeholders to ensure equal treatment of all individuals irrespective of their cultural and racial backgrounds.
Work Cited
Margaret Earley Whitt. & Janet L. Blend . The Civil Mind. New York, NY: Cengage learning. 2007. Print
