Is Democracy operative and best for India? - Page 3

Originally posted by: souro

Have you seen questions of IQ tests? They are like aptitude test questions but not concentrated towards any one particular field and measures the general intelligence of the person.
And I didn't get you about jobs being ensured for the deserving. Ain't the deserving person who will get the work. And who talked about reservations?

Originally posted by: crazy_sunny

I guess you meant IQ tests and not apptitude. They are different.

If we were sure about the deserving getting their due we would not have this topic. Let us forget about the reservation of jobs for the time being but even then a lot of jobs are acquired by unfair means eg letter of recomendation from politicians, by virtue of being related to some bigwig, or even by bribing ones way into a job. Merit is not always the criteria for selection.

I agree with the rationale of aptitude tests. People should have at least a simple cognitive understanding to know what is going on and make rational decisions. No one has to be genius or even educated to pass this.

However, I do not agree with the requirement to be working taxpaying citizens. Not all capable people are employed or earning taxable income. I don't see why a stay at home mom, a full time student, a wealthy trust fund child or even the homeless should be eliminated from voting if they have decision making ability.

The problem implementing any such system in democracies is the logistics. Administering and monitoring such tests is expensive and can be a logistical nightmare in populous countries like India. Even before it goes ahead there will be judicial challenges in redefining or fine tuning constitutional equality. When it does fall into place it will still be self defeating as it would be planned and executed by a corrupt, dishonest or even downright stupid bureaucracy resulting from generations of fools electing their kings of fools.

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

I agree with the rationale of aptitude tests. People should have at least a simple cognitive understanding to know what is going on and make rational decisions. No one has to be genius or even educated to pass this.

However, I do not agree with the requirement to be working taxpaying citizens. Not all capable people are employed or earning taxable income. I don't see why a stay at home mom, a full time student, a wealthy trust fund child or even the homeless should be eliminated from voting if they have decision making ability.

The problem implementing any such system in democracies is the logistics. Administering and monitoring such tests is expensive and can be a logistical nightmare in populous countries like India. Even before it goes ahead there will be judicial challenges in redefining or fine tuning constitutional equality. When it does fall into place it will still be self defeating as it would be planned and executed by a corrupt, dishonest or even downright stupid bureaucracy resulting from generations of fools electing their kings of fools.

Originally posted by: souro

@ Bold: So?

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

I agree with the rationale of aptitude tests. People should have at least a simple cognitive understanding to know what is going on and make rational decisions. No one has to be genius or even educated to pass this.

Originally posted by: crazy_sunny

How about making the election candidate also take this test There must be some minimum qualifying criteria along with some reputation regarding honesty, and capability