Also skipped Indonesia which elects this month. Because Islam plays a huge role in both these elections n the left wing media DW doesn’t want to mention it n get itself called Islamophobic! 😅😅 Scrutiny n majoritarianism is only reserved for other religions especially Hindus!
They skipped Pakistan because they thought Pakistan was not as hopless as India, despite army's role and all. BJP is a cancer which has spread throughout India, this is why DW decided to call India out lol.
India has had 75 years of peaceful power transitions. Just because Modi is loved by a sizeable population doesn’t make it “democratic backsliding”. There’s a right wing wave across the world. It’s no different in India.
Nobody said it is a problem that a large part of the population likes him. People were just addressing their concerns that for example journalist that writes critical articels are harrassed by the law enforcment agency or that to many position of power are occupied by modi people.
The video flew over most commentators heads. Its not about merely choosing the leaders of your choice. It's about choosing leaders who take away your choices.
The most sensible comment. This comment should be pinned. I see most right wingers getting pressed and commenting here, not able to handle criticism of their beloved autocrat leaders. On the other hand, the DW has covered both left and right wing governments taking control of the democracy. But the funny part it has gone over most brains of most of the right wingers. What DW is trying to say is the seperation of power must be maintained by any government, be it right or left. So that people will have the choice to raise their opinios and revolt or disagree with views and policies instead of getting suppressed.
@@RealEuropeanPatriot I will take you seriously when you balance and evaluate it against project 2025. Also, I don't know why you think I'm an American
I think many people don't understand that Democracy is a Governmental system that offers a fair amount of freedom to most people. Voting for a party that is too far to the left or right will activate a type of Government that becomes restrictive to people's freedom.
it's "their democracy" not the democracy everyone that come to understand when the media and the Left refer to "our democracy," it's not the democracy that everyone understands of the word or system we agreed to live in
In India's case, the problem here is the opposition is only focused on stripping the BJP and Mr. Modi from the power and they'll do anything for that . The opposition alliance can't even decide their Candidate for PM, they are fighting over seat sharing . We have no hopes from the opposition For a strong democracy, we also need a strong opposition which clearly Congress lacks
😂😂😂 I do not understand how they will form INDI alliance when all the ideologies in their party is different? DMK- anti Hindu , anti Hindi TMC- anti Communist Communist- anti Congress and TMC, anti congress AAP- anti congress 😂😂😂
Did you know that there are over 2,000 recognized political Parties in India?@@vishnuvardhan3047 Better that, than any one Party system, and most two Party systems as well.
You are in danger in India but you don't know. This media outlet knows more about your security than yourself. You are not feeling the threat but you are in danger.
Foreign media's take on India's democracy is as insightful as reading a restaurant menu in a language you don't understand - lots of opinions, but zero comprehension
I know Indian constitution in 1956 didn't adopt secularism, it was ammended in emergency by Indira Gandhi in 1976, not in 1947. Please checks the fact.
Ahh yes another brainwashed right wing i would like to remind you all the principals of securlism was from the start in the constitution it was just officially confirmed in 1976 india has always been and will always be Secular no matter how much whether you right wing like it or not
Secular word was added to the constitution in 1977 during emergency with out much debate. The Deutsche Wllle India Editor is wrong on facts. India is secular because Hindus are in majority, not because it's written in its constitution by a dictator Indira Gandhi during Emergency.
For your kind information, India was secular since its birth, Nehru tried to establish secular values in the government since his first day in the prime minister's office. The secularism was just officially declared by Indira Gandhi. Before that, India did not have any state religion and hence was secular. The Supreme Court has also said this in a verdict. But yes, it is true that India is secular because Hindus are in majority.
Democracy means people choosing their leaders. Democracy doesn’t mean left wing staying in power forever!! For left, a democracy is only valid if left stays in power even if they are ignoring what the people want!
10:13-10:16 Western journalists say that "Western governments have given freedom to the Prime Minister of India???" This reflects the colonial mentality of western people. We do not need any freedom from the West for our internal or foreign policy. This is a strong India and is regaining its leading position on global platforms, Western governments have understood this and the sooner Western people understand this, the better it will be for them.
@@joexavier4070 If they do not do so then time will force them to accept and it will be a very painful process.
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Well, it could well be that the western has not anymore the power to give or take freedom, but India is as chained as others to the new emergent powers. Let's say, they are China and Russia (in a minor role). But they are spearheading the new wave of colonization. Wait... yes, India has the "freedom" to mutually annihilate with Pakistan with their nuclear weapons... which I will not classify as freedom at all. I will conclude in a more serious tone. Depending on what you think freedom is, you can have freedom. However, what you think is freedom is only a nationalistic illusion.
I think they were trying to say Western politicians wouldn’t criticize India like you see them criticize China. They would basically take his stance where they welcome Indiana try to get their favor for better Geopolitical and economic deals. That’s how If put it, taking a favorable stance to try to get in Modi’s good graces, a geopolitical game.
“[The US] is the country in the world that stands for democracy more than anyone”. LMAO, let’s see what the whole of Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia have to say about that sentence.
Personally I blame the Biden administration for this seeing as how they've shown weakness overseas while simultaneously trying to kick his political counterpart Trump off the ballot whether we the American people want that or not while calling Trump supporters a bunch of deplorables.
What is this women even talking about ?? The government in India has no role in appointment of judges to the High court and Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has got to be the most powerful court in world going by the unlimited powers it has. The appointment process of the ELection commission has been same since independence. At least leave aside this lazy journalism.
Notice how she said "There have been ACCUSATIONS", "minorities FEEL threatened" haha, Her entire journalism is based on random accusations and perceptions from a bunch of people, but not facts. I can accuse NASA of lying to the world because I FEEL the earth is flat.
@@essee3984 So if minorities FEEL threatened and there are ACCCUSATIONS are journalists not allowed to report on it? What is your angle here? Should we not talk about those because it doesn't suit you? Get a grip buddy.
@@maiskaj6333 What is the sample size ? Who are these minorities? Where are the facts and figures. Like I said, a lot of people on 2024 still feel Earth is flat doesnt mean its true.
I’m a Jain living in India, we are a community that is actually a minority and we don’t feel threatened at all. Why is it that this one special minority is given so much importance and seems to be threatened? What a joke as always , you guys truly are against Indian progress.
Don't you think it's odd these reporters accused people of consuming bias media when they just gave the most selectively edited and bias opinion piece masquerading as journalism I've ever seen?
The left's biggest problem is the Jupiter-sized hole in their own perspective. She even called Biden and Trump "two old white men". I'm surprised DW published this joke of a piece.
Democracy means people choosing their leaders. Democracy doesn’t mean left wing staying in power forever!! For left, a democracy is only valid if left stays in power even if they are ignoring what the people want!
DW is not a state media, DW is part of the German media union which is affiliated with other media, It's clear that even though I'm not a German person who is anti-immigrant, I hope the Afd wins next year's election with the most votes
Democracy means people choosing their leaders. Democracy doesn’t mean left wing staying in power forever!! For left, a democracy is only valid if left stays in power even if they are ignoring what the people want!
Its literally paid for by the german people and it represents their political interests so half half it represents the centre left spectrum like most of the german people and yes the AfD is big but it doesn’t have more than 30% so it does represent most of the germans interests
8:01 that's wrong india was not a secular nation when we got freedom in 1947. Secular word is added in indian constitution in 1976 in unconstitutional way when the congress party serving prime minister indira Gandhi impose emergency and whole of the opposition has been arrested and put behind bars in 1976 then the the secular word is added in indian constitution by indira gandhi unconstitutionally
@@elcapitaan1 By constitution it is but no one in india is secular its just a fancy word that people start yapping when there is nothing to say or prove something
@@bhawanisharma3324 words have meanings. you may not be secular because you dont understand what that means. It provides for seperation of religion and state in India by constitutional law. India is secular and will always be.
@@elcapitaan1 With all due respect, I disagree with your statement.Despite India's constitutional commitment to secularism, the ideal separation of religion and state may be challenged by realworld execution and a number of sociopolitical issues.A more complex perspective of secularism in India is suggested by ongoing discussions and happenings.
So basically if people elect a government that doesn't fit the narrative “the democracy is in danger”… isn't that the point of democracy, that people choose what they want (even if it means a change of system)?
The point of democracy is that they CONTINUE to be able to have power. So if the current population votes in favour of fascism, the issue is that they are depriving the opposition AND future generations of the power to influence the government. Fascism and populist authoritarianism only establish themselves through the desire of the masses, that doesn't make them democratic systems though.
@@wyoming9000 The moment that democracy dictate the options for the people is the moment that democracy die. Authoritarianism works in both ways and that is the wonderful of democracy “vox populi”
@@teblack2 democracy that allows for the deprivation of the right to meaningfully engage with the democratic process is unjust. There ought to be failsafes to ensure that all people have the right to influence the decisions of the state no matter what the majority may say, as a majority of persons deciding to forfeit their right to engage in the democratic process does not justify that right being stripped from persons who did not wish for that. Not to mention the fact that in a fascist regime or dictatorship, term limits are among the first to go and so, unlike in a democracy, the masses cannot revoke their endorsement for a particular person or party
@@FYC2007, in practice, there is no such thing as free speech. It's just societally accepted speech which happens to be arbitrary agreed to be tolerable at that point in time.
@@inbb510 I don’t know if I should be concerned or just not shocked because free speech is the concept of you having your own opinion of someone or a culture etc but it seems the far right claims free speech is under attack while they try to infringe on the rights of others who have the right to their opinion and free speech as well the hypocrisy is ridiculous and you should learn to move on people like you take for granted what the western world has provided to you
Personally I blame the Biden administration for this seeing as how they've shown weakness overseas while simultaneously trying to kick his political counterpart Trump off the ballot whether we the American people want that or not while calling Trump supporters a bunch of deplorables.
@@kaisankamal BJP never cried about losing. They never cried about democracy in danger. Anyways, how come you are asking for democracy when your Dalla called it Haram? Modi is going to accept people's mandate win or loss. But guess who will not accept it, you, your ilk and thugbandhan of looters who are without power for 10 years.
@@krishnaats7141 Yes look at how BJP reacted to being defeated in West Bengal. The entire IT cell was screaming on Twitter that WB will face a genocide is BJP loses. 😂
@@saptarshisengupta8235 But did it not face genocide - More than 3000 people died, thousands of families were driven out into neighbouring Assam, women belonging to non TMC were raped and butchered. So BJP crying there when TMC killed off BJP workers and supporters was genuine cry for help.
@@krishnaats7141 You are missing the whole point.The main point of a democracy is to have strong opposition even if you love bjp you should support for a strong opposition otherwise bjp will have no incentive.
@@keshavdwivedi5192 Many Maps show Crimea with dotted lines...also many maps don't show it... This world is dominated by Western countries...and their POV
A good sign that democracy is dying is that DW news is asking "is gaining majority support enough for a democracy". Thats literally the definition of democracy!
Also the section of how can we exclude certain parties from participating to defend democracy was rather anti democratic. Sounds like something emperor Palpatine would come up with.
Well. It depends. In Russia Putin shouldn't have been able to be president more than 2 terms.. and now he changed everything and installed himself in power for life. Having 1-2 terms is essential for Democracy so you don't end up in dictatorships. And Putin's gimmik is trending in Hungary and other countries.
I believe that this video addressed both the left and right wings abusing democracy and using their democratically elected powers to make the nation they rule less democratic. I think you may be cherry picking what you are listening to? Because if you listened to the whole video you would have understood that thus channel was addressing both sides of the story. Ignorance is not a good trait.
@@BramZtmthat's another part of this problem. America has done an amazing job fooling the world into thinking their the good guys while stomping everything south of them into dust. Even the people who made this video fell for it. 15:30 is a prime example. The way they worded it is complete bs.
Amrita Cheema lied India being a secular country since Independence in 1947. The word secular was added in the constitution of India by PM Indira Gandhi in 1975 when she killed the democracy and announced Nation emergency thus changing the constitution at her will. Sadly these are DW seniors in India.
@@shaynik012boss you are wrong. The term ‘secular’ was added by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1976. The Indira Gandhi led government included it in the document, as part of the 42nd Amendment of the Constitution.
In India the main problem is that Modi is the only candidate we can choose because the opposition that we had is absolutely broken and clueless. Till now there exist no PM face from opposition side. Entire ANTI-BJP Party came together to form INDI Alliance but till now they are fighting over vote share. The opposition seems to have no solid point on which they are contesting the election. The entire INDI Alliance seems all over the place quarrelling over whom to to make PM face and how to distribute the vote shame among different parties forming the INDI Alliance. India lack good opposition. DW seems to paint all the right wing governments across the world as danger for democracy.
What about EVM hacking by modi ? By Hacking EVM , tomorrow I can become PM . Nothing special. With the support of adani and Ambani modi hacked evm and won . I don't consider him as PM Sorry I am not andhbhakt
Exactly, the right wing ideology is traditional and unique to every nation and it appears as a protective mechanism against external forces. Everything is portrayed as a threat to democracy if it uses traditional values
@@BruhImAGirl BJP is fooling the people across India. These rowdies where a kesari shawl round their neck and portray as Hindus. They are using religion as a shield for their crimes. All media channels are finished and captured and have become unofficial mouthpieces of the bjp.
Democracy is in danger because there is no free Media, Democracy is in danger because opposition is stifled by ED accusations, Democracy is in danger because minorities dont have representation in ruling party.... Its not that hard to understand!
This cheema lady is wrong -about the history of the Indian constitution -that the word secular incorporated in the constitution through amendment to please peaceful community .in reality the word secular doesn’t exist in the original constitution made by the Ambedkar . And congress had dragged reservation system . Which has to end after 20 years of independence. But till now general category is victim of this.
it was brought in during the emergency.regardless, it doesn't matter, adding the word into a non-operative part of the book didn't change any of the laws and policies. india has never been truly secular, and it's no different right now
Democracy means people choosing their leaders. Democracy doesn’t mean left wing staying in power forever!! For left, a democracy is only valid if left stays in power even if they are ignoring what the people want!
skipped Pakistani elections and also skipped Indonesia which elects this month. Because Islam plays a huge role in both these elections n the left wing media DW doesn’t want to mention it n get itself called Islamophobic! 😅😅 Scrutiny n majoritarianism word is only reserved for other religions especially Hindus!
In a democracy they make us speak, but they do what they want and it is convenient for them. The difference with a dictatorship is that this one does not allow us to speak.
That shows their credibility and biaseness towards India ... We should put ban on these channels from reporting in India unless they show the correct map of our Country...👍👍👍
The video's Indian journalist falsely claimed that India embraced secular democracy post-independence. In 1976, 30 years later, "secular" and "socialist" were amended to the Constitution without public input. People in India advocate for removing these words, with the government reportedly taking steps towards their removal.
So u don't secular. The meaning of secular has been misunderstood. It is not non religion or anti religion it is just separation of religion from government. These fools are fooling everyone portraying as Hindus. They are just doing showoff for politics. BTW our constitution always said India is a secular country and would have religious freedom. Secular was just added to the preamble 😂. It was always there in the other articles 🙏🙏😂😂.
@@DreamerGuy-r4ywhat does hindu state mean? It is hindu today, as it was 70 years ago. It's a hindu majority and hence hindu state. We don't have religion based laws, we never had even during native monarchies, even manusmriti which is called hindu rule book by west wasn't followed. Don't compare sharia to hindu laws. Nepal was hindu state until 2008, what rights were not given to minorities there?
It is almost all misinformation. They talk about populism as if it grew out of nowhere. When it is a backlash against the social disruption that "the liberals" themselves have caused.
Here in South Africa, we have given up on democracy and have evolved into a kakistocracy. It really seems to be a requirement for politicial candidates to be blindly incompetent and unapologetically corrupt before one is even considered.
Democracy should respect majority choice without name calling such as far right or far left. People should define their destiny and not IMF who lives somewhere far away from the suffering citizenry!
It's not name calling when it's calling things what they are. Far left and far right are inherently non democratic. Which is more than just doing away with voting. Democracy also requires rule of law, institutions thereof, and rights for minorities. Democracy still has to color withing the lines or else it's not democracy anymore.
Main issue is that our selected politicians have failed to serve people, in the west all has become so unaffordable, almost everyone's struggling to make a living, how do you want democracy to survive if people has lost faith?
Look what people in dictatorships have. The people voting for trump here in the US have never lived in a dictatorship and I don’t really believe they know what they’re getting ready to unleash.
I feel very happy that I belong to India where democracy has been an integral part of our nation since independence. This year also, we will elect a strong government in a free and fair election. General elections have always been fair in India. As of minorities, their rights are very safe and they also get equal votes. Minorities are largest receivers of government aid. But DW can't just say these things out loud.
Very sad to see people like u are living in their made-up world. Democracy is not only about elections , its about individual freedom and most important freedom to oppose freely. Modi is also destroying free and fair elections , such as in the case of Chandigarh mayoral poles.
Democracy is about people, not leaders. We, as a part of animal kingdom, always search for leaders instead of intellectual development which leads to logic and rational rather than emotional choice.
ever since I was a child, over 20 years ago. I remember hearing and learning about the concept of "voting for the lesser of 2 evils" so how did that work for ya? maybe the third option of just rejecting evil leaders should have been considered decades ago.
Interest is entirely subjective. Atrocities against mankind are not. Through great sacrifices and efforts, international standards have been established to determine what abuses to humanity are considered unacceptable. The western "democracies" presented as protagonists at risk here, have been the prime violators of said standards, and they are now failing to control the narrative to claim otherwise. The perspective of loss is an illusion, these powers are overdue for collapse, and most of mankind will benefit from their fall. DW really demonstrated their U.S. lapdog status here, and have entirely relinquished what little journalistic credibility they had.
@25:00 Journalistic revision: "Two old white men" should have been more accurately reported as "One old white man and one old orange man". Our apologies. 🙂
biased towards democracy? Yeah, no kidding. The publicly financed media are firmly rooted in the German constitution and don't have any tolerance for views that go against democracy, human decency, human dignity, voting rights, freedom of the media.... So you really need to seek out private media if you want any of that...
A democracy is a marketplace of idea's. It doesn't get weaker, if once side is unable to sell its ideas to the electorate. Or even explain those ideas in language that is understandable to the voters.
Interfering with a free and fair marketplace is exactly what weakens democracy. Voter suppression, insurrection, intimidation, foreign interference. Ideas are fair game, but anti-democratic methods are not.
@@joeythelipz Except the last time the world fell prey to authoritarian regimes, it spawned a war, multiple genocides, tens of millions of deaths, and the implosion of said regimes. All in the span of roughly a decade. Some of y'all are way too excited about the demolition of democratic norms for your own good.
Even the minority of minorities community (Parsi and Sikh , Buddhist and etc)is thriving in India 🇮🇳 but the largest minority is only facing problem . What funny thing does anyone know that India’s 🇮🇳largest minority is also facing problems in western countries like uk 🇬🇧 France 🇫🇷 Italy 🇮🇹 Poland 🇵🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇱 USA 🇺🇸
Biased in favour of democracy seems like a very healthy bias to have. You seem to think that having a bias is inherently a problem, it isn't. If you had been raised properly you would get it.
What is the difference between democracy and mob mentality? Technically, none ,If mob warns extremity mob can elect so in democracy and about 10-20 years later the next generation will suffer consequence and if lucky , they will attempt to correct and may be succeeded, then the same mob can elect sensible government. After. 4_5 generations cycle repeats, Reference 1920 -1945 .
Exactly!!!! Look into Liquid [I often get censored if I don't do things like this] Democracy (LD)! I WOULD love to say more (but see my comment in the square brackets for why I can't).
LD (Liquid Democracy) is a form of democracy where you can split and delegate your vote indefinitely, vote directly if and when you want, and update/change your vote(s) virtually whenever you deem it necessary. Note that any one definition you read doesn't need to be the ultimate one; esp. as no country is a LD yet (few representative democracies are exactly alike either). LD addresses one of the greatest problems with current systems of governance which is their inability to properly accept and process feedback from citizens. Which isn't so weird considering existing systems were mostly designed in and for a time when - ignoring smoke signaling and the telegraph - information needed to be transmitted on foot.
Western media can never burst their bubble for India... I feel sorry for u , even if your economy is on the verge of collapse u Target other countries rather than asking your government. Plz stop your biased agendas.... Not that we care about your opinions 😂
Yes but that doesn't mean that voters cannot vote in favor of powers that will undermine democracy. This is obviously the point - even if you sometimes need to be generous in you "reading" (which you should be, because otherwise you'll end up constantly needing to have basic things explained to you).
I’m QUITE surprised they didn’t mention Haiti 🇭🇹 Russia 🇷🇺 or Myanmar 🇲🇲 or Sudan 🇸🇩 or any of those African countries that had coups recently because the list is high
Lol, I've seen the exact opposite statement presented in the same way, right here today. Scroll and you'll find it. Obviously, both of those perpectives are immature and naive.
There are no more conservatives or right wing, is the problem. They've sold their souls to sell the world, it's nothing but far right anti human rights and anti institutionalists now.
And it might also mean....you need to change some policies/actions ......instead of concentrating all your energy & money trying to destroy your opposituon !
A right wing party in Europe is not automatically a threat to democracy. It is part of the democratic process to have an opposition to the current migration policy or the lack of thereof. Just because you don’t like the Liga, AfD or le pen doesn’t mean they are not the expression of the democratic will.
I understand where you're coming from completely. There just comes a point whether these parties on BOTH sides of the political compass are acting truly in the best interest of the people for the long term which is far more important than just the short term. E.g. would you rather short term unsustainable growth which would positively impact people for a small amount time or would you rather a list of policies that enact sustainable long term growth that would impact people positively for the long run? The answer is obvious, just apparently not to voters (once again on both sides) who only have short term interests or who are misinformed. The democratic system needs to be reformed.
A strong opposition is the linchpin of a stable democracy. People in power will inevitably try to hold on , sometimes by controlling the narrative by any means at their disposal. A weak opposition makes it possible for them to do that without accountability. The blame for rising autocracies also falls on a fragmented and weak opposition.
"Big tent" politics like America is ironically the most stable form of democracy, but it looks like we're going to need revisions as corruption is a major issue in America.
According to USA. If you are working according to how USA wants then you are fine whether you are democratic or not. Example is pakistan run by a pakistani military supported by USA and USA relations with middle eastern countries and South American countries run by dictators in the past. At the end of the day or is about what powerful countries like USA,china and Russia and blocks like EU and IMF wants and they justify their actions in the name of right ,wrong ,human rights ,freedom of speech and things like that.
People always love to talk about how China claims Taiwan, but don't mention how Taiwan claims China is theirs, but so is Mongolia (even China has given up on Mongolia, whereas Taiwan still sees Mongolia and inner Mongolia is still theirs)
Heck, it doesn't even make sense because Taiwan was and is the Republic of China and until the 1960s, it represented what we call "China" globally because the West refused to accept the Communists, who had captured the Chinese mainland. Once Nixon made peace with the Chinese Communist govt, it all changed. The mainland Chinese-run CCP became "China" globally and the Republic of China became Taiwan. Technically, both sides are right in their claim. But the ROC lost land and power to the Communists in their civil war. Technically, Taiwan is the last stand for the Chinese Republic
@@savioblanc Yeah it's just amusing people love to talk about how China claims Taiwan but Taiwan claims China and a bunch of different places that not even the ccp claim or have given up those claims, like the entire country or Mongolia lol
This is a bad faith argument that is akin to a snake eating its own tail. China has specifically said that any changes to Taiwan's constitution or territorial claims will be justification for them to invade. The other aspect of it is that these claims are upheld by the Chinese nationalists who seek to keep Taiwan tethered to their own idea of China which is in stark opposition to the beliefs of a majority of Taiwanese people. Aside from Chinese Nationalists, nobody on Taiwan truly seeks to "take back" China. People in Taiwan simply want self determination for Taiwan and for their democratic institutions to survive without fear of the PRC constantly threatening military force.
Major countries in Europe think we are the best in the world because of ideologies we follow and push this ideologies to other nations and if they saw any gaps in this ideologies means country is lacking but my suggestion is that the world is much bigger than Europe and countries have their own ideologies for their people
This year, my country Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 is also having a Presidential election (I know we're irrelevant to the world, but still). The current President (Ranil Wickremesinghe) is liberal and Pro-American/Pro-Indian, but he is widely unpopular. Although he achieved financial stability after the 2022 economic crisis and things are now calmed down, the prices are very high and there are lot of protests almost everyday. He is also a bit authoritarian. The communist leader (Anura Kumara Dissanayake) is currently the most popular candidate. They tried to overthrow the government in 1971 and 1989 via armed revolutions, but in both occasions they were unsuccessful. But after the economic crisis in 2022, they are the most popular by far any others. They never had power before, and they are very radical and authoritarian. They are also Pro-Chinese and Anti-American/Anti-Indian. The second most popular candidate is the Social-Conservative one (Sajith Premadasa), but he is a corrupt fool. I don't think he can even pass a simple IQ test. They are Pro-Everyone 😅. The far-right nationalists (Pro-Chinese/Pro-Russian and very Anti-American/Anti-Indian) also has some popularity, but not as much as the communists. They also haven't revealed their candidate yet. And yeah, I think we're screwed no matter who wins 🙂.
As an Indian it really pained me when Sri Lanka suffered the economic crisis. I do hope that you guys are soon able to get a leader who can legitimately improve your country's economy, military and cultural belief. Wish you guys all the very best, and choose your leader wisely. Your fate is in your hands.
No offense but no country in the region sees South Africa as a beacon of hope concerning democracy, instead it is seen as a declining regional power with greater insecurity, a widening wealth gap, inter ethnic clashes, and public discontent that has encouraged violent xenophobic attacks against fellow Africans in the past few years. It’s only those that have lived there for the long term that would be able to cope with the way the country is now; and don’t let me get started with the other large democracy on the continent which had its own suspicious election last year; Yes I’m talking about the largest country in Africa in terms of economy and population. Democracy has only been proven to be most effective in small nations like Taiwan, but in bigger and more diverse nations with a complex array of problems, it hangs precariously.
Yes anybody can create his own party ! 👻 Modi and amit Shaha (party leader ) literally both friends used to travel on scooter he and him both really worked so hard to reach this level !
There's a billion+ people and around 600 million voters. 2000+ parties is expected, isn't it? Edit - as pointed out, its 900 million+ registered voters
Europe have appropiate of the "democracy" meaning.. reducing it only to the liberal one... obviously in wealthy countries (consequence of colonialism) people will be more satisfied of how things are because it seems are working good.. but obviously in countries where colonialism affected the other way around people will turn to see other options.... to question the current way that democracy is applied doest means to end democracy
"The United states... is the country in the world that stands for democracy more than any other" This entirely false statement at 29 min. mark by a DW correspondant discredits this entire DW report, and potentially all DW journalism.
DW is correct, USA is the standard of Democracy in the world, but we are not a pure democracy, and our Constitution was framed to protect the minority from mob rule. We are a representative Republic, the best experiment in human coexistence so far.
Maybe symbolically, since "Based on the date of the constitution, which is still in place, the United States is the oldest democracy in the world." and politically US politicians talk about it a lot regardless of how functionally democratic it is or the non democratic systems it props up in other countries.
@@bkay7781 "brutal dictator abroad" The functional behavior of any empire toward its conquests, vassals, and tributaries is usually brutal. In fact I would argue if you judge the behavior of the US between 1945-now in context of how other empires have historically done it, the US has been relatively humane. That standard is inherently low though, and why empires are a perverted concept to begin with.
@@link10909how do you define "humane"? In terms of scale of abuses, it's perhaps the least humane. In terms of international exploitation and effects on mankind, there are few if any direct comparisons.
It is kind of depressing when I think about it. Not so many centuries ago, actually quite few centuries ago, people fought and killed other people for the right to vote, to have a say in the question of "who will be in charge". Yet, there are people today who don't think it is important, and skip voting, don't make any small research to find out which candidate will fit best. And it is also mindblowing, how people use one of the freaking results of democracy - right to write anywhere anything(mostly) and they use this opportunity to blame liberalization. Why can't we just separate people geographically, mf's who don't accept democracy - in one territory, and the ones who accept it - in another. Well, 80% of those who didn't like democracy will pray to get back in the first 5 minutes, but still.
DW quietly skipped Pakistan because they know it's not a democracy. 🤣🤣
they always skip one communitys peaceful contribution
Also skipped Indonesia which elects this month. Because Islam plays a huge role in both these elections n the left wing media DW doesn’t want to mention it n get itself called Islamophobic! 😅😅 Scrutiny n majoritarianism is only reserved for other religions especially Hindus!
Also skipped El Salvador
They skipped Pakistan because they thought Pakistan was not as hopless as India, despite army's role and all. BJP is a cancer which has spread throughout India, this is why DW decided to call India out lol.
@@Artrader_em8ko indonesia is a pretty insignificant and irrelevant country, and I don't blame them for not covering the election.
India has had 75 years of peaceful power transitions. Just because Modi is loved by a sizeable population doesn’t make it “democratic backsliding”. There’s a right wing wave across the world. It’s no different in India.
True
Nobody said it is a problem that a large part of the population likes him. People were just addressing their concerns that for example journalist that writes critical articels are harrassed by the law enforcment agency or that to many position of power are occupied by modi people.
@@nervnich9991😂😂😂😂 almost entire English media in India is antimodi...where do you get your facts from
Hate for modi turns into hate for Hindus and India
Then you do not understand the politics of India.
The video flew over most commentators heads. Its not about merely choosing the leaders of your choice. It's about choosing leaders who take away your choices.
The most sensible comment. This comment should be pinned. I see most right wingers getting pressed and commenting here, not able to handle criticism of their beloved autocrat leaders. On the other hand, the DW has covered both left and right wing governments taking control of the democracy. But the funny part it has gone over most brains of most of the right wingers. What DW is trying to say is the seperation of power must be maintained by any government, be it right or left. So that people will have the choice to raise their opinios and revolt or disagree with views and policies instead of getting suppressed.
All liberal government take away more rights than none liberal
You mean like all the choices that I currently don't have because the current leaders are taking them away day by day? You are delusional
@@RealEuropeanPatriot I will take you seriously when you balance and evaluate it against project 2025.
Also, I don't know why you think I'm an American
I think many people don't understand that Democracy is a Governmental system that offers a fair amount of freedom to most people. Voting for a party that is too far to the left or right will activate a type of Government that becomes restrictive to people's freedom.
So, the biggest threat to democracy is democracy. Is that about right?
it's "their democracy" not the democracy everyone that come to understand
when the media and the Left refer to "our democracy," it's not the democracy that everyone understands of the word or system we agreed to live in
No
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They just want you to vote in the correct way. And if you don't, then they must correct the counting.
Yes, unless that democracy gives these media houses the government they like. Damn be the will of people 😊
In India's case, the problem here is the opposition is only focused on stripping the BJP and Mr. Modi from the power and they'll do anything for that .
The opposition alliance can't even decide their Candidate for PM, they are fighting over seat sharing .
We have no hopes from the opposition
For a strong democracy, we also need a strong opposition which clearly Congress lacks
😂😂😂 I do not understand how they will form INDI alliance when all the ideologies in their party is different?
DMK- anti Hindu , anti Hindi
TMC- anti Communist
Communist- anti Congress and TMC, anti congress
AAP- anti congress
😂😂😂
@@vishnuvardhan3047
Just imagine that fear which forced them to be united 💀
@@vishnuvardhan3047and the mastermind who created the alliances is a Chameleons😂😂😂😂🤣
Did you know that there are over 2,000 recognized political Parties in India?@@vishnuvardhan3047 Better that, than any one Party system, and most two Party systems as well.
@@vishnuvardhan3047JDU and TMC already left the Pappu alliance 😂😂😂
8:05 Wrong information @DWNews India adopted the word Secularism in 1976 into the Indian Constitution.
I am a Jain who are less than 1% in India and I have never in my life felt any threat in this country ever
You have a worldview centered around compassion. I can respect that even though I'm an atheist. In fact, you are pretty fantastic in my opinion ❤
Don't tell it loud DW will supress your voice.
jain are seen similar to higher caste hindus. so obviously you wont feel any
You're in the right minority, great for you
You are in danger in India but you don't know. This media outlet knows more about your security than yourself.
You are not feeling the threat but you are in danger.
Foreign media's take on India's democracy is as insightful as reading a restaurant menu in a language you don't understand - lots of opinions, but zero comprehension
Seethe harder
@@batrachian149Cope harder when BJP wins in 2024 😂😂😂
@@artman12ND in 2029 ND many more to come...😅
Pojeet
The opposition sleeps for 4 years and then sudden remembers there’s an election in a few months
I know Indian constitution in 1956 didn't adopt secularism, it was ammended in emergency by Indira Gandhi in 1976, not in 1947. Please checks the fact.
Ahh yes another brainwashed right wing i would like to remind you all the principals of securlism was from the start in the constitution it was just officially confirmed in 1976 india has always been and will always be Secular no matter how much whether you right wing like it or not
DW is a 3rd rated channel. They don't care about truth as much as pushing a narrative.
So? Secularism is a good thing? tf you mean
No it wasn't lol The Indian constitution Had many securlistic ideas wayy before then
@@xcog4087 secularism is only good for abrahamic countries, not India. In India's case, secularism is obviously a disaster.
Secular word was added to the constitution in 1977 during emergency with out much debate. The Deutsche Wllle India Editor is wrong on facts. India is secular because Hindus are in majority, not because it's written in its constitution by a dictator Indira Gandhi during Emergency.
Lol Modi bhakts talking about dictatorship is like china talking about democracy😂😂
Bhakt should know that they don't need to defend Modi wherever they find a criticism. Chill out ,everything has different sides
For your kind information, India was secular since its birth, Nehru tried to establish secular values in the government since his first day in the prime minister's office. The secularism was just officially declared by Indira Gandhi. Before that, India did not have any state religion and hence was secular. The Supreme Court has also said this in a verdict. But yes, it is true that India is secular because Hindus are in majority.
@@mr.ganguly2624 well said
Democracy means people choosing their leaders. Democracy doesn’t mean left wing staying in power forever!! For left, a democracy is only valid if left stays in power even if they are ignoring what the people want!
10:13-10:16 Western journalists say that "Western governments have given freedom to the Prime Minister of India???" This reflects the colonial mentality of western people. We do not need any freedom from the West for our internal or foreign policy. This is a strong India and is regaining its leading position on global platforms, Western governments have understood this and the sooner Western people understand this, the better it will be for them.
I think they will never accept
@@joexavier4070 If they do not do so then time will force them to accept and it will be a very painful process.
Well, it could well be that the western has not anymore the power to give or take freedom, but India is as chained as others to the new emergent powers. Let's say, they are China and Russia (in a minor role). But they are spearheading the new wave of colonization.
Wait... yes, India has the "freedom" to mutually annihilate with Pakistan with their nuclear weapons... which I will not classify as freedom at all.
I will conclude in a more serious tone. Depending on what you think freedom is, you can have freedom. However, what you think is freedom is only a nationalistic illusion.
I think they were trying to say Western politicians wouldn’t criticize India like you see them criticize China. They would basically take his stance where they welcome Indiana try to get their favor for better Geopolitical and economic deals. That’s how If put it, taking a favorable stance to try to get in Modi’s good graces, a geopolitical game.
“[The US] is the country in the world that stands for democracy more than anyone”.
LMAO, let’s see what the whole of Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia have to say about that sentence.
Legally USA is a republic and not a democracy, what's the difference? I got no idea, it's probably just semantics.
Yea fair
I say they are right
I am from Argentina and I agree with that statement.
When opposition wins in South Then election commission works but if they loose it suddenly questionable
Personally I blame the Biden administration for this seeing as how they've shown weakness overseas while simultaneously trying to kick his political counterpart Trump off the ballot whether we the American people want that or not while calling Trump supporters a bunch of deplorables.
@@torablackbut kicking your opponent off the ballet or banning opposition political parties in Germany, thats democracy now apparently.
Yes,it also works in Bengal .Only rest it does not.
What makes Germany the one that decides who is a democracy?
Hush! The European/North American elites decide which countries are democracies based on which countries elect their stooges. Don’t question them.
What is this women even talking about ?? The government in India has no role in appointment of judges to the High court and Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has got to be the most powerful court in world going by the unlimited powers it has. The appointment process of the ELection commission has been same since independence. At least leave aside this lazy journalism.
Notice how she said "There have been ACCUSATIONS", "minorities FEEL threatened" haha, Her entire journalism is based on random accusations and perceptions from a bunch of people, but not facts.
I can accuse NASA of lying to the world because I FEEL the earth is flat.
@@essee3984 So if minorities FEEL threatened and there are ACCCUSATIONS are journalists not allowed to report on it? What is your angle here? Should we not talk about those because it doesn't suit you? Get a grip buddy.
@@maiskaj6333 What is the sample size ? Who are these minorities? Where are the facts and figures. Like I said, a lot of people on 2024 still feel Earth is flat doesnt mean its true.
@@maiskaj6333 You can report but report with facts. Either it shows your bias.
@@kanira4355
They did report facts.
They tried to do something to this thing, here's how some people interpret it.
I’m a Jain living in India, we are a community that is actually a minority and we don’t feel threatened at all. Why is it that this one special minority is given so much importance and seems to be threatened? What a joke as always , you guys truly are against Indian progress.
Bro ur community is the best, I wish we had 200m jains instead of those mfs
Because you're socially and legally seen as a part of the majority?
Because your group don't get hate
@@χσχσ-ν3χ You just prove how DW is right about India
You guys really just omit out Indonesia where the world's 4th largest population is having a general election in less than 2 weeks?
@@lu544Neither do we care about yours.
Good luck.
i think you missed the point. they are pushing a specific agenda here.
@@nvmtt So I guess whats wrong with it is that it's not your specific agenda...🙄
This channel is about Russia and China so FO/
Don't you think it's odd these reporters accused people of consuming bias media when they just gave the most selectively edited and bias opinion piece masquerading as journalism I've ever seen?
Well said. Thank you.
The left's biggest problem is the Jupiter-sized hole in their own perspective. She even called Biden and Trump "two old white men". I'm surprised DW published this joke of a piece.
What are you on??? How are they biased? They don't suck up to Hindu nationalists?
Democracy means people choosing their leaders. Democracy doesn’t mean left wing staying in power forever!! For left, a democracy is only valid if left stays in power even if they are ignoring what the people want!
There's nothing wrong with bias. Truth and facts, law and fairness, and good journalism all require hard dicked bias. Sorry to break it to you.
Democracy is not defined by Webster, it is defined by the USA if you’re not in their sphere of influence then you’re not democratic.
Is this channel independent?? No
I think its controlled by germen govt.
DW is not a state media, DW is part of the German media union which is affiliated with other media, It's clear that even though I'm not a German person who is anti-immigrant, I hope the Afd wins next year's election with the most votes
Democracy means people choosing their leaders. Democracy doesn’t mean left wing staying in power forever!! For left, a democracy is only valid if left stays in power even if they are ignoring what the people want!
Its literally paid for by the german people and it represents their political interests so half half it represents the centre left spectrum like most of the german people and yes the AfD is big but it doesn’t have more than 30% so it does represent most of the germans interests
@@minalumathe9072 sino wahabi leftist lobby
If missing a point was a sport we would be gold medalist ☹️
8:01 that's wrong india was not a secular nation when we got freedom in 1947. Secular word is added in indian constitution in 1976 in unconstitutional way when the congress party serving prime minister indira Gandhi impose emergency and whole of the opposition has been arrested and put behind bars in 1976 then the the secular word is added in indian constitution by indira gandhi unconstitutionally
You can debate what was or when, but make no mistake India IS a secular nation.
@@elcapitaan1 By constitution it is but no one in india is secular its just a fancy word that people start yapping when there is nothing to say or prove something
@@bhawanisharma3324 words have meanings. you may not be secular because you dont understand what that means. It provides for seperation of religion and state in India by constitutional law. India is secular and will always be.
@@elcapitaan1 With all due respect, I disagree with your
statement.Despite India's constitutional commitment to secularism, the ideal separation of religion and state may be challenged by realworld execution and a number of sociopolitical issues.A more complex perspective of secularism in India is suggested by ongoing discussions and happenings.
@@elcapitaan1😅😅😅you impose secularism in constitution during emergency? Make no mistake
So basically if people elect a government that doesn't fit the narrative “the democracy is in danger”… isn't that the point of democracy, that people choose what they want (even if it means a change of system)?
The point of democracy is that they CONTINUE to be able to have power. So if the current population votes in favour of fascism, the issue is that they are depriving the opposition AND future generations of the power to influence the government. Fascism and populist authoritarianism only establish themselves through the desire of the masses, that doesn't make them democratic systems though.
@@wyoming9000 The moment that democracy dictate the options for the people is the moment that democracy die. Authoritarianism works in both ways and that is the wonderful of democracy “vox populi”
Not system, regime.
@@teblack2 democracy that allows for the deprivation of the right to meaningfully engage with the democratic process is unjust. There ought to be failsafes to ensure that all people have the right to influence the decisions of the state no matter what the majority may say, as a majority of persons deciding to forfeit their right to engage in the democratic process does not justify that right being stripped from persons who did not wish for that. Not to mention the fact that in a fascist regime or dictatorship, term limits are among the first to go and so, unlike in a democracy, the masses cannot revoke their endorsement for a particular person or party
west dont like if majorty is united 😂😂😂
TLDR "If the corporations and bureaucrats don't get what they want then democracy is dead"
So I assume you don’t want free speech freedom etc?
@@FYC2007 no thats what they are after. They get whoever works for them and thats it for freedom of movement and speech and association
@@FYC2007, in practice, there is no such thing as free speech.
It's just societally accepted speech which happens to be arbitrary agreed to be tolerable at that point in time.
@@inbb510 I don’t know if I should be concerned or just not shocked because free speech is the concept of you having your own opinion of someone or a culture etc but it seems the far right claims free speech is under attack while they try to infringe on the rights of others who have the right to their opinion and free speech as well the hypocrisy is ridiculous and you should learn to move on people like you take for granted what the western world has provided to you
"didnt watch the video and still commenting". So how about watch it then ?
bjp is going to win for sure, its time for those who missed their train for pakistan, to catch samjhauta express to reach lahore as soon as possible
Personally I blame the Biden administration for this seeing as how they've shown weakness overseas while simultaneously trying to kick his political counterpart Trump off the ballot whether we the American people want that or not while calling Trump supporters a bunch of deplorables.
If Free and Fair Election is done. Democracy will Win.
@@VasaikarM yes modi 3.0 coming
@thezoldics7648 every opinion should matter!
@@calinho7689peacefulls shouldn't give opinions. Its haram form them according to Islam 😂
If leader of my choice isnt elected, then the democracy is in danger.
Unless if it’s narendra modi 🙊🙈🙉🤡
@@kaisankamal BJP never cried about losing. They never cried about democracy in danger. Anyways, how come you are asking for democracy when your Dalla called it Haram? Modi is going to accept people's mandate win or loss. But guess who will not accept it, you, your ilk and thugbandhan of looters who are without power for 10 years.
@@krishnaats7141 Yes look at how BJP reacted to being defeated in West Bengal. The entire IT cell was screaming on Twitter that WB will face a genocide is BJP loses. 😂
@@saptarshisengupta8235 But did it not face genocide - More than 3000 people died, thousands of families were driven out into neighbouring Assam, women belonging to non TMC were raped and butchered. So BJP crying there when TMC killed off BJP workers and supporters was genuine cry for help.
@@krishnaats7141 You are missing the whole point.The main point of a democracy is to have strong opposition even if you love bjp you should support for a strong opposition otherwise bjp will have no incentive.
5:23 incorrect map
How? It shows the areas presently under Indian administration. First acquire the disputed regions...then claim
China claimed so much land in last 10 years
Oh no someone did not draw borders right! 😂
@@Prajna_Paramita. Then why dont they show crimea in similar way with those typical lines??
@@keshavdwivedi5192 Many Maps show Crimea with dotted lines...also many maps don't show it...
This world is dominated by Western countries...and their POV
A good sign that democracy is dying is that DW news is asking "is gaining majority support enough for a democracy". Thats literally the definition of democracy!
Exactly which is why Americans should remove the electoral college
Also the section of how can we exclude certain parties from participating to defend democracy was rather anti democratic. Sounds like something emperor Palpatine would come up with.
and we have a constitution... and nobody has breached it lol
Well. It depends. In Russia Putin shouldn't have been able to be president more than 2 terms.. and now he changed everything and installed himself in power for life. Having 1-2 terms is essential for Democracy so you don't end up in dictatorships. And Putin's gimmik is trending in Hungary and other countries.
Right wing: poverty for the people and glory to the elites
So if the majority votes for a leader that you don't like, democracy is at stake?
Yes that's right.
sometimes people dont want democracy so they will vote in democratic elections to put into power people who will get rid of democracy
Electoral system is rigged lol😂
Germans left are in fear because paganism is increasing
If it’s not a liberal agenda than it’s evil and we’re wrong
"This makes elections more than a popularity contest".... if only the voters would be smart enough to realize the difference
If there is no justice there cannot exists democracy. If evil is allowed to prosper it will eventually seek to enshrine itself.
The DW labels the entire Right, the world over as being a threat to Democracy, and call themselves a news organization 😂😂
All right wing political ideologies are just different degrees of fascism, so yes, they all should be viewed as antithetical to democracy.
Pilar of democracy is unbiased journalism.... Conclusion- DW itself is threat to democracy 😅
Well to be fair, a lot on the right are a threat to democracy.
Not the entire right. But Trumps version of the GOP is definitely a threat.
@@anotherelvisthat’s not how they report it. They use the word far right to anyone right of center
Democracy is, was, and will always be tested like never before… Because the price of freedom is eternal vigilance.
best quote i ever read.
Did you know that everything you believe is false? How long will you be deceived?
Choose left - democracy wins
Choose right - democracy losses
Not in the case of Mexico. The left in Mexico is the one who´s populist and outdated
I believe that this video addressed both the left and right wings abusing democracy and using their democratically elected powers to make the nation they rule less democratic. I think you may be cherry picking what you are listening to? Because if you listened to the whole video you would have understood that thus channel was addressing both sides of the story. Ignorance is not a good trait.
@@jamespowell5608 "If Donald Trump is elected again it is very likely that he will destroy the United States as we know it."
In Latin America the opposite is true....so I guess it all comes down to If our countries fit Western interests or not
@@BramZtmthat's another part of this problem. America has done an amazing job fooling the world into thinking their the good guys while stomping everything south of them into dust. Even the people who made this video fell for it. 15:30 is a prime example. The way they worded it is complete bs.
Amrita Cheema lied India being a secular country since Independence in 1947. The word secular was added in the constitution of India by PM Indira Gandhi in 1975 when she killed the democracy and announced Nation emergency thus changing the constitution at her will.
Sadly these are DW seniors in India.
Nope what you are saying is incorrect
@@shaynik012boss you are wrong. The term ‘secular’ was added by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1976. The Indira Gandhi led government included it in the document, as part of the 42nd Amendment of the Constitution.
@@shaynik012 he is right
Indira Gandhi also added socialist with secular forcefully
She was a real dictator 😐
Aa gaye bhakt rone😂
@@gauravpednekar207 just like how andhnamazis are crying since 2014 😭😂
What's the point of calling names if you don't have anything to counter 😐
In India the main problem is that Modi is the only candidate we can choose because the opposition that we had is absolutely broken and clueless. Till now there exist no PM face from opposition side. Entire ANTI-BJP Party came together to form INDI Alliance but till now they are fighting over vote share. The opposition seems to have no solid point on which they are contesting the election. The entire INDI Alliance seems all over the place quarrelling over whom to to make PM face and how to distribute the vote shame among different parties forming the INDI Alliance. India lack good opposition. DW seems to paint all the right wing governments across the world as danger for democracy.
What about EVM hacking by modi ?
By Hacking EVM , tomorrow I can become PM . Nothing special.
With the support of adani and Ambani modi hacked evm and won .
I don't consider him as PM
Sorry
I am not andhbhakt
Exactly, the right wing ideology is traditional and unique to every nation and it appears as a protective mechanism against external forces. Everything is portrayed as a threat to democracy if it uses traditional values
@@BruhImAGirl BJP is fooling the people across India. These rowdies where a kesari shawl round their neck and portray as Hindus. They are using religion as a shield for their crimes. All media channels are finished and captured and have become unofficial mouthpieces of the bjp.
Democracy is in danger because there is no free Media, Democracy is in danger because opposition is stifled by ED accusations, Democracy is in danger because minorities dont have representation in ruling party.... Its not that hard to understand!
"Western governments are prepared to give India quite a bit of freedom" the colonial mindset never dies
This cheema lady is wrong -about the history of the Indian constitution -that the word secular incorporated in the constitution through amendment to please peaceful community .in reality the word secular doesn’t exist in the original constitution made by the Ambedkar . And congress had dragged reservation system . Which has to end after 20 years of independence. But till now general category is victim of this.
it was brought in during the emergency.regardless, it doesn't matter, adding the word into a non-operative part of the book didn't change any of the laws and policies. india has never been truly secular, and it's no different right now
I was just about to comment that. Glad you said it. Either this lady clearly has no idea about the Indian constitution or she is speaking open lies.
Are western states really democracies, or actually plutocracies?
Fair question
I think we all know the answer to that question.
Democracy means people choosing their leaders. Democracy doesn’t mean left wing staying in power forever!! For left, a democracy is only valid if left stays in power even if they are ignoring what the people want!
skipped Pakistani elections and also skipped Indonesia which elects this month. Because Islam plays a huge role in both these elections n the left wing media DW doesn’t want to mention it n get itself called Islamophobic! 😅😅 Scrutiny n majoritarianism word is only reserved for other religions especially Hindus!
@@Artrader_em8ko he asked about western countries but you again brought Islam in this 🤦♂️
In a democracy they make us speak, but they do what they want and it is convenient for them. The difference with a dictatorship is that this one does not allow us to speak.
Wrong map shown alert . Shame on DW
That shows their credibility and biaseness towards India ... We should put ban on these channels from reporting in India unless they show the correct map of our Country...👍👍👍
AYEGA to MODi Hi .......INDIA wants MORE ....MODi 2024
No
@@TheRealBlueValhalla Modi 2024 again🎇🎆🎉🎉
@@TheRealBlueValhallayes jai shree ram 🚩
NOT TRUE. FRAUD VOTING
@@prajwal1341 Jai Sree Ram. But we want Free India. Free from JUMLAS
It's already dead. Nobody wanted a Biden vs. Trump rematch, but here we are.
I know, right
...what a damn disaster! How did it come to this?
Tell that to the primaries. We can complain all we want but it's clear that people actually like them
@@uncleben7306 not "people". Enough people.
@@yolo2709 you can't win primaries in a landslide if you're hated by most of your party.
The video's Indian journalist falsely claimed that India embraced secular democracy post-independence. In 1976, 30 years later, "secular" and "socialist" were amended to the Constitution without public input. People in India advocate for removing these words, with the government reportedly taking steps towards their removal.
Lol people in India don't care about secular word.
Only people like having problems.
Indians care about jobs and food.
India has always been pluralistic country not secular. Secularism is forced upon us that's why we want to remove it.
That's why you are a problem for secularism and democracy. These are required baselines for democracy.
Corrections: the Original constitution did not sate the word SECULAR, it was added by Congress indira Gandhi
Yes but that does not mean. Before that India was a Hindu state or not a secular
So u don't secular. The meaning of secular has been misunderstood. It is not non religion or anti religion it is just separation of religion from government.
These fools are fooling everyone portraying as Hindus. They are just doing showoff for politics.
BTW our constitution always said India is a secular country and would have religious freedom. Secular was just added to the preamble 😂. It was always there in the other articles 🙏🙏😂😂.
Indian Constitution is secular, in its spirit. Indira gandhi did not add the word to the constitution she added it to the PREAMBLE.
@@DreamerGuy-r4ywhat does hindu state mean? It is hindu today, as it was 70 years ago. It's a hindu majority and hence hindu state. We don't have religion based laws, we never had even during native monarchies, even manusmriti which is called hindu rule book by west wasn't followed. Don't compare sharia to hindu laws. Nepal was hindu state until 2008, what rights were not given to minorities there?
@@shubhramishra332 word was added to the preamble not to the Constitution. Sir, please care to explain, what does that even mean?
Many of the main democracies show severe democratic erosions.
10:08 see the arrogance of the person. Who are western governments that are giving permission to India to live in peace? This is colonial hangover.
Lots of misinformation here. Good attempt though
Bad attempt
Something you didn't like?
It is almost all misinformation. They talk about populism as if it grew out of nowhere. When it is a backlash against the social disruption that "the liberals" themselves have caused.
@@_ata_3all video is about not liking the choices people made in the democratic and legal elections.
@@Deveriell Try harder. The video is about people choosing undemocratic or autocratic leaders that get done with democracy.
Here in South Africa, we have given up on democracy and have evolved into a kakistocracy. It really seems to be a requirement for politicial candidates to be blindly incompetent and unapologetically corrupt before one is even considered.
Democracy should respect majority choice without name calling such as far right or far left. People should define their destiny and not IMF who lives somewhere far away from the suffering citizenry!
What the IMF has to do with this? 😂
Islam is a quite good majority so yeah? ! 👁👁
It's not name calling when it's calling things what they are. Far left and far right are inherently non democratic. Which is more than just doing away with voting. Democracy also requires rule of law, institutions thereof, and rights for minorities. Democracy still has to color withing the lines or else it's not democracy anymore.
Main issue is that our selected politicians have failed to serve people, in the west all has become so unaffordable, almost everyone's struggling to make a living, how do you want democracy to survive if people has lost faith?
True. Specially left governments that supposedly should reduce inequalities have shown to being either too inept to do it or not really willing.
@@_ata_3 because the new left is full of privileged “lefties” 😂
Try DD über ales , maybe this would be better , buddy?!
Look what people in dictatorships have. The people voting for trump here in the US have never lived in a dictatorship and I don’t really believe they know what they’re getting ready to unleash.
Dictatorship doesn't solve them.
Democracy will survive and this type of journalism will die!
Such a flawed take on the world. Consult better experts DW
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they only have incompetent poeple like the whole german Media ( pure spredding of missinformation)
I feel very happy that I belong to India where democracy has been an integral part of our nation since independence. This year also, we will elect a strong government in a free and fair election. General elections have always been fair in India. As of minorities, their rights are very safe and they also get equal votes. Minorities are largest receivers of government aid. But DW can't just say these things out loud.
North korea is also a democracy 😂😂. Check the official name. It is Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Very sad to see people like u are living in their made-up world. Democracy is not only about elections , its about individual freedom and most important freedom to oppose freely. Modi is also destroying free and fair elections , such as in the case of Chandigarh mayoral poles.
It has not been an integral part since independence
Democracy is about people, not leaders. We, as a part of animal kingdom, always search for leaders instead of intellectual development which leads to logic and rational rather than emotional choice.
So are not supposed to seek evolution from our primitive inner being?
@@Brunin22bh That is still up to the people to decide.
😅
Utilitarianism?
"This is how liberty dies, with thunderous applause."
Idiocracy is a real thing.
Pakistan isn't so much a Country with a military and an army as an Army and a Military with a country.
ever since I was a child, over 20 years ago.
I remember hearing and learning about the concept of "voting for the lesser of 2 evils"
so how did that work for ya?
maybe the third option of just rejecting evil leaders should have been considered decades ago.
Don't be the unlucky 6 crew on the wrong boat.
Third option is not legal.
@@Willy_Tepes there is a simple solution to that problem
Nothing can be done without the people's support, so the solution is in fact words.@@Kalleosini
@@Willy_Tepesso true. but people prefer to buy into the words of people who don't care about them. so it's a bit moot isn't it.
While we live in quite depressing times, these are also interesting moments of history....
Old Chinese curse - "I hope you live in interesting times".
Life is always depressing..
Interest is entirely subjective. Atrocities against mankind are not. Through great sacrifices and efforts, international standards have been established to determine what abuses to humanity are considered unacceptable. The western "democracies" presented as protagonists at risk here, have been the prime violators of said standards, and they are now failing to control the narrative to claim otherwise. The perspective of loss is an illusion, these powers are overdue for collapse, and most of mankind will benefit from their fall. DW really demonstrated their U.S. lapdog status here, and have entirely relinquished what little journalistic credibility they had.
There is nothing interesting about dictatorship.
The 2020's it'll definitely be in the history books of the future... Provided there will still be people around to learn the history 👀
@25:00 Journalistic revision: "Two old white men" should have been more accurately reported as "One old white man and one old orange man". Our apologies. 🙂
Ha ha ha you are hilarious 🤮
didn’t mention Pakistan once🇵🇰 i get it no democracy here sadly. The leader we all want and the majority voted for is in jail.
There was never democracy in paxtan
Like Germany having cozy relationship with pure democracy eg: Pakistan 😂
In Germany you have to pay for the state owned media
You mean tax money? Don't all national broadcaster get tax money?
Isn't that the case everywhere? We don't have state media, only national / public media, but we pay for them with taxes, how else?
We don't pay for the state owned media in India.
@@MrPrince750 Who finances them then?
18,36 Euro per apartment per month. So if you live alone or 5 people in one apartment/house, you have to pay 18,36 Euros per month.
DW calling others „biased“ must be a new contribution to political satire. It’s like watching a Monty Python sketch.
I thought the BBC was biased...
welcome to germany
biased towards democracy? Yeah, no kidding. The publicly financed media are firmly rooted in the German constitution and don't have any tolerance for views that go against democracy, human decency, human dignity, voting rights, freedom of the media.... So you really need to seek out private media if you want any of that...
every country is dangerous for west who are strong. so no particular political party should be strong that is they want
It's still better because they are directly controlled by the government, at least they are driven by people we clearly know
Britain, US's close ally(or vassal whatever you say)vs Germany, a US colony.
America needs Trump to save the Republic.
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6 mounth old russian troll
"DW News, a bastion of objectivity and objective news"
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Better than most of the alternatives.
@@subcitizen2012 yah for clown🤡
11:10 is not that they see a bunch of hypocrites, it is that we ARE a bunch of hypocrites.
A democracy is a marketplace of idea's.
It doesn't get weaker, if once side is unable to sell its ideas to the electorate.
Or even explain those ideas in language that is understandable to the voters.
Interfering with a free and fair marketplace is exactly what weakens democracy. Voter suppression, insurrection, intimidation, foreign interference.
Ideas are fair game, but anti-democratic methods are not.
Very nicely articulated!
The idea that democracies don't get weaker is a pretty convenient justification for mainstreaming fascism.
Democracy has ran its course for this cycle - and there’s no doubt the world goes through cycles.
@@joeythelipz Except the last time the world fell prey to authoritarian regimes, it spawned a war, multiple genocides, tens of millions of deaths, and the implosion of said regimes. All in the span of roughly a decade.
Some of y'all are way too excited about the demolition of democratic norms for your own good.
Democracy means people vote to choose leader. Then how you are saying india democracy under threat 😂. Video is fully flaw
People cast vote even in russia, so we call it democracy?
BJP bot
@@batrachian149 who ? You?😂
You should not allow re-elections buddy, that's a basic for democracy.
@@_ata_3 re election? When does re election happened for India? And even if it re election, people are voting again not alien 😂.
Choose left- DEMOCRACY WINS
Choose Right- DEMOCRACY LOSES
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Even the minority of minorities community (Parsi and Sikh , Buddhist and etc)is thriving in India 🇮🇳 but the largest minority is only facing problem . What funny thing does anyone know that India’s 🇮🇳largest minority is also facing problems in western countries like uk 🇬🇧 France 🇫🇷 Italy 🇮🇹 Poland 🇵🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇱 USA 🇺🇸
The OBCs and Dalits are not represented in the ruling party
@@CaptainGeek5Modi himself is obc category.
@@CaptainGeek5 Dude literally the PRIME MINISTER is an OBC man and the PRESIDENT is a Dalit woman. 😂 Underrepresented much?
@@proximacentauri2918 Modi is from a cast named "Mod Ghachi" which is originally an upper caste, it was added to the central OBC list in 2000
Ever heard about kondhmal cristan genocide
Really showing your bias here DW 😂😂😂
Biased in favour of democracy seems like a very healthy bias to have. You seem to think that having a bias is inherently a problem, it isn't. If you had been raised properly you would get it.
yeah, they are biased towards democracy. how evil of them
@@B.D.E. indeed
DW is a German leftists mouth piece, what else you expect 😂 they think it's not democratic when their party is bot winning 😅
Absolutely. Not one word about radical left which got us here.
What is the difference between democracy and mob mentality? Technically, none ,If mob warns extremity mob can elect so in democracy and about 10-20 years later the next generation will suffer consequence and if lucky , they will attempt to correct and may be succeeded, then the same mob can elect sensible government. After. 4_5 generations cycle repeats, Reference 1920 -1945 .
what is now democracy? if they say one thing during the elections and when they get power they do what they want?
Exactly!!!! Look into Liquid [I often get censored if I don't do things like this] Democracy (LD)! I WOULD love to say more (but see my comment in the square brackets for why I can't).
LD (Liquid Democracy) is a form of democracy where you can split and delegate your vote indefinitely, vote directly if and when you want, and update/change your vote(s) virtually whenever you deem it necessary. Note that any one definition you read doesn't need to be the ultimate one; esp. as no country is a LD yet (few representative democracies are exactly alike either).
LD addresses one of the greatest problems with current systems of governance which is their inability to properly accept and process feedback from citizens. Which isn't so weird considering existing systems were mostly designed in and for a time when - ignoring smoke signaling and the telegraph - information needed to be transmitted on foot.
That's why don't listen to what they say but what they do...
Future democracies controlled by multinational corporate houses, they controll everything indirectly, people just voted , nothing change
False. They say one thing and then can't do anything wjen they're elected.
27:30 so it’s social media that polarizes Americans?!!! It’s mainstream media. That’s been their business model for 30 years!
Western media can never burst their bubble for India... I feel sorry for u , even if your economy is on the verge of collapse u Target other countries rather than asking your government. Plz stop your biased agendas....
Not that we care about your opinions 😂
As long as people vote, does that not a "Democracy", at work, no matter how the outcome. No ?
Yes but that doesn't mean that voters cannot vote in favor of powers that will undermine democracy. This is obviously the point - even if you sometimes need to be generous in you "reading" (which you should be, because otherwise you'll end up constantly needing to have basic things explained to you).
German history is a lesson though.
Only if they are going to continue voting. If it's their last vote no.
@@WhoisTheOtherVindAzzwell that is still the people's choice and needs to respected.
No. Because there's more to democracy than just voting. Look at Russia. Go spend a good solid day reading the political science pages on Wikipedia.
Psychology has a term called “catastrophizing” and modern media seems to do that every day. See this video’s headline…
I’m QUITE surprised they didn’t mention Haiti 🇭🇹 Russia 🇷🇺 or Myanmar 🇲🇲 or Sudan 🇸🇩 or any of those African countries that had coups recently because the list is high
Freedom doesn't come by accident.
- It has a cost that Democratic nations must be willing to pay.
LOL. Which democratic nations might those be?
Also whose freedom?
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So democracy is only saved when u don't vote for the conservatives or the right wing?? wah logic 😂
Lol, I've seen the exact opposite statement presented in the same way, right here today. Scroll and you'll find it. Obviously, both of those perpectives are immature and naive.
There are no more conservatives or right wing, is the problem. They've sold their souls to sell the world, it's nothing but far right anti human rights and anti institutionalists now.
I wish DW News was more neutral on both it's reporting and it's anchors' opinions.
Obviously who wrote this headline does not understand what a democracy is! If your party loses because of a democratic vote then that’s too bad.
And it might also mean....you need to change some policies/actions ......instead of concentrating all your energy & money trying to destroy your opposituon !
Democracy requires people who can make their own thoughts. Today people trust memes more than scientists. It is over.
A right wing party in Europe is not automatically a threat to democracy. It is part of the democratic process to have an opposition to the current migration policy or the lack of thereof. Just because you don’t like the Liga, AfD or le pen doesn’t mean they are not the expression of the democratic will.
The truth these government are just working for the American they never care about their own people
Best example is Ukraine
I understand where you're coming from completely. There just comes a point whether these parties on BOTH sides of the political compass are acting truly in the best interest of the people for the long term which is far more important than just the short term. E.g. would you rather short term unsustainable growth which would positively impact people for a small amount time or would you rather a list of policies that enact sustainable long term growth that would impact people positively for the long run? The answer is obvious, just apparently not to voters (once again on both sides) who only have short term interests or who are misinformed. The democratic system needs to be reformed.
A strong opposition is the linchpin of a stable democracy. People in power will inevitably try to hold on , sometimes by controlling the narrative by any means at their disposal. A weak opposition makes it possible for them to do that without accountability. The blame for rising autocracies also falls on a fragmented and weak opposition.
Strong, but ethical, opposition who don't revenge when they win and jail the opposing as the Dems are trying to do in my country.
"Big tent" politics like America is ironically the most stable form of democracy, but it looks like we're going to need revisions as corruption is a major issue in America.
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Democracy is also when ppl do not choose "your vision of democracy"! !!
Thanks to India, Democracy will survive and thrive!
In this documentary is not mentioned why the people is feed up of the loosing parties. Is it because dw is not gettig furthey money from corruption?
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Who's version of democracy?
According to USA. If you are working according to how USA wants then you are fine whether you are democratic or not. Example is pakistan run by a pakistani military supported by USA and USA relations with middle eastern countries and South American countries run by dictators in the past. At the end of the day or is about what powerful countries like USA,china and Russia and blocks like EU and IMF wants and they justify their actions in the name of right ,wrong ,human rights ,freedom of speech and things like that.
Leftist
People always love to talk about how China claims Taiwan, but don't mention how Taiwan claims China is theirs, but so is Mongolia (even China has given up on Mongolia, whereas Taiwan still sees Mongolia and inner Mongolia is still theirs)
Heck, it doesn't even make sense because Taiwan was and is the Republic of China and until the 1960s, it represented what we call "China" globally because the West refused to accept the Communists, who had captured the Chinese mainland.
Once Nixon made peace with the Chinese Communist govt, it all changed.
The mainland Chinese-run CCP became "China" globally and the Republic of China became Taiwan.
Technically, both sides are right in their claim.
But the ROC lost land and power to the Communists in their civil war.
Technically, Taiwan is the last stand for the Chinese Republic
@@savioblanc Yeah it's just amusing people love to talk about how China claims Taiwan but Taiwan claims China and a bunch of different places that not even the ccp claim or have given up those claims, like the entire country or Mongolia lol
@@Devilishlybenevolent so true, if taiwan today starts ruling China it will not change a thing, it's literally the same people with same ambitions
If its not Taiwan, then its Tibet. China can't hide its bullying in Asia, its a fact.
This is a bad faith argument that is akin to a snake eating its own tail. China has specifically said that any changes to Taiwan's constitution or territorial claims will be justification for them to invade. The other aspect of it is that these claims are upheld by the Chinese nationalists who seek to keep Taiwan tethered to their own idea of China which is in stark opposition to the beliefs of a majority of Taiwanese people. Aside from Chinese Nationalists, nobody on Taiwan truly seeks to "take back" China. People in Taiwan simply want self determination for Taiwan and for their democratic institutions to survive without fear of the PRC constantly threatening military force.
Major countries in Europe think we are the best in the world because of ideologies we follow and push this ideologies to other nations and if they saw any gaps in this ideologies means country is lacking but my suggestion is that the world is much bigger than Europe and countries have their own ideologies for their people
This year, my country Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 is also having a Presidential election (I know we're irrelevant to the world, but still).
The current President (Ranil Wickremesinghe) is liberal and Pro-American/Pro-Indian, but he is widely unpopular. Although he achieved financial stability after the 2022 economic crisis and things are now calmed down, the prices are very high and there are lot of protests almost everyday. He is also a bit authoritarian.
The communist leader (Anura Kumara Dissanayake) is currently the most popular candidate. They tried to overthrow the government in 1971 and 1989 via armed revolutions, but in both occasions they were unsuccessful. But after the economic crisis in 2022, they are the most popular by far any others. They never had power before, and they are very radical and authoritarian. They are also Pro-Chinese and Anti-American/Anti-Indian.
The second most popular candidate
is the Social-Conservative one (Sajith Premadasa), but he is a corrupt fool. I don't think he can even pass a simple IQ test. They are Pro-Everyone 😅.
The far-right nationalists (Pro-Chinese/Pro-Russian and very Anti-American/Anti-Indian) also has some popularity, but not as much as the communists. They also haven't revealed their candidate yet.
And yeah, I think we're screwed no matter who wins 🙂.
Hello from India. I hope you people choose the govt best for you and regional stability.💪
@@prabhatranjan362 I hope
Really? Pro China? Even after economic crisis? How? Why? I don't get it
Mhhm maybe Money?
As an Indian it really pained me when Sri Lanka suffered the economic crisis. I do hope that you guys are soon able to get a leader who can legitimately improve your country's economy, military and cultural belief. Wish you guys all the very best, and choose your leader wisely. Your fate is in your hands.
4th world countries such as Germany can't afford proper indian map .
Maybe you are right ...but when i last visited them ,they had very nice public toilets ....guess what ....I visited India too ✌
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Seethe harder~
Lol
No offense but no country in the region sees South Africa as a beacon of hope concerning democracy, instead it is seen as a declining regional power with greater insecurity, a widening wealth gap, inter ethnic clashes, and public discontent that has encouraged violent xenophobic attacks against fellow Africans in the past few years. It’s only those that have lived there for the long term that would be able to cope with the way the country is now; and don’t let me get started with the other large democracy on the continent which had its own suspicious election last year; Yes I’m talking about the largest country in Africa in terms of economy and population.
Democracy has only been proven to be most effective in small nations like Taiwan, but in bigger and more diverse nations with a complex array of problems, it hangs precariously.
2000 parties? Unbelievable.
Yes anybody can create his own party ! 👻
Modi and amit Shaha (party leader ) literally both friends used to travel on scooter he and him both really worked so hard to reach this level !
Every man it's own party 😂
It won't surprise you when you will know the linguistic, ethnic and regional diversity of India. India is the mother of identity politics.
There's a billion+ people and around 600 million voters.
2000+ parties is expected, isn't it?
Edit - as pointed out, its 900 million+ registered voters
lol gl hf~
Europe have appropiate of the "democracy" meaning.. reducing it only to the liberal one... obviously in wealthy countries (consequence of colonialism) people will be more satisfied of how things are because it seems are working good.. but obviously in countries where colonialism affected the other way around people will turn to see other options.... to question the current way that democracy is applied doest means to end democracy
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"The United states... is the country in the world that stands for democracy more than any other" This entirely false statement at 29 min. mark by a DW correspondant discredits this entire DW report, and potentially all DW journalism.
DW is correct, USA is the standard of Democracy in the world, but we are not a pure democracy, and our Constitution was framed to protect the minority from mob rule. We are a representative Republic, the best experiment in human coexistence so far.
Maybe symbolically, since "Based on the date of the constitution, which is still in place, the United States is the oldest democracy in the world." and politically US politicians talk about it a lot regardless of how functionally democratic it is or the non democratic systems it props up in other countries.
@link10909 united maybe democratic at home but brutal dictator abroad...
@@bkay7781 "brutal dictator abroad" The functional behavior of any empire toward its conquests, vassals, and tributaries is usually brutal. In fact I would argue if you judge the behavior of the US between 1945-now in context of how other empires have historically done it, the US has been relatively humane. That standard is inherently low though, and why empires are a perverted concept to begin with.
@@link10909how do you define "humane"? In terms of scale of abuses, it's perhaps the least humane. In terms of international exploitation and effects on mankind, there are few if any direct comparisons.
please can you tell me what is democrazy?
Yes, ( Democracy is the dictatorship of capitalism ).
It is kind of depressing when I think about it. Not so many centuries ago, actually quite few centuries ago, people fought and killed other people for the right to vote, to have a say in the question of "who will be in charge". Yet, there are people today who don't think it is important, and skip voting, don't make any small research to find out which candidate will fit best.
And it is also mindblowing, how people use one of the freaking results of democracy - right to write anywhere anything(mostly) and they use this opportunity to blame liberalization.
Why can't we just separate people geographically, mf's who don't accept democracy - in one territory, and the ones who accept it - in another. Well, 80% of those who didn't like democracy will pray to get back in the first 5 minutes, but still.