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How does democracy accommodate social divisions? |
| Answer» Following are the ways in which democracies may accommodate social divisions amongst its citizens:\tA democracy has to take into consideration not only the opinion and aspirations of the majority but also of minority. In democratic societies, the minority participates in decision making process.\tIn a democracy, no person can be discriminated on the basis of caste, religion or gender. It has to be ensured that rule by a majority does not become a rule by majority on the basis of religion or race or linguistic identity\tPolitical conflicts incorporating social divisions can be solved amicably through a democratic process involving the conflicting parties. One good example of such a accommodation of a political conflict is the case of Ireland where the Nationalists and the Unionists resolved their differences by mutual agreement and consent. | |