Democracy and Corruption || Acharya Prashant

Full video : Acharya Prashant meets his teacher Dr. Trilochan Sastry: Religion, Democracy & Constitution (2025)

Transcript

00:00Is democracy just remained a label or is it the system is capable of self-correction?

00:05You see, democracy, the prerequisite is an educated and awakened population to whatever

00:11extent the awakening is there. Otherwise, it's a bargain. See, I'm a leader, I want your vote.

00:15And if the vote can be rather easily had by corrupting you, why will I not corrupt you?

00:21So democracy, in fact, can, in a perverse way, become a force that pulls the electorate down.

00:28The leader will engage in fear-mongering if fear-mongering gets him votes.

00:33Beat India, beat America, what do you find the leaders doing?

00:36They're corrupting the consciousness of their electorate and the electorate is taking it.

00:40We need a better electorate, first of all, for democracy to be successful.