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Democracy is the form of political government where power belongs to the hands of the people through direct democracy or through the people 's votes in electing their representatives . One distinct and popular feature of democracy is the majority rule ' wherein the people are rightfully in control . Several philosophers have their personal and differing views about democracy

Karl Marx disregards the idea of liberal democracy where a dictatorship of the bourgeoisie reigns . His views strongly opposed this as he deemed

br that a capitalist state or society cannot and will not be democratic in any way . He views the liberal democracy to be an idealistic utopia . Marx believes that the genuine and highest form of democracy is achieved when the laborers or workers are in control and that they replace the bourgeoisie in control by means of revolutionary regime (Schumpeter 1962 ) John Stuart Mill believed that the representative government and democracy is a factor in an individual 's development . He deemed that a democratic form of government is the best that can assure the happiness of people . Mills believes that democracy cultivates and promotes individuality and leads people to be more active and open in the society . Democracy presents encouragement and moral training to the development of natural human understandings . On the other hand Friedrich Nietzsche disapproves of the principle of democracy as he doesn 't believe in the idea of equality in the unruly society that people live in . He promotes...