Politics not the problem here

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(6($5&+ has shown that when asked about what they think the main problem which faces their own country is, many people would automatically say that it is bad politics.

This is true in Third World as it is in )irst World countries. $sked further as to what exactly the said political challenges or problems were, many people would point out to the bad and undemocratic ways in which their national governments are constituted.

This would range from the manner in which these national governments came into office, whether they were elected or appointed, to the nature of the responsible appointing person or authority, the latitude of flexibility, freedom or autonomy which national governments have or do not have, their independence or otherwise, their capacity and willingness to deliver and so forth and so on.

CHALLENGES

The above stated politics of what government is, who is who, from where, when, how, why and who does what in national governments in relationship to national challenges makes sense when examined superficially and dare I say, when examined with overriding emotions as well.

However, when critically examined and also without letting emotions cloud rational judgement, the picture is very different.

We have got countries in this world which are virtual dictatorships but which do not experience any public, political, social or economic turmoil.

They are very peaceful, politically and socially very stable, and economically very, very successful as well. &hina automatically comes to mind as the best example in this regard.

&hina is a one party State dictatorship, the very antithesis of democracy if you asked anyone. $nd it has been like that since the late s. But since then, and together with its politics of one party State dictatorship all the way through, &hina has tremendously grown from a conflict ravaged poor Third World country into the second biggest economy and one of the most peaceful and stable countries in the whole world today.

STABILITY

Its unparalleled success underlines the fact that as far as national prosperity, peace, stability, safety and security are concerned, politics, or the type of pursued politics, is apparently not the real problem at all. &onversely, the situation and goings in our exemplary developed countries such as the

8S$ and

Britain also point out to the very same thing as the situation in &hina does.

Britain and the 8S$ boast some of the best and so called most democratic public government systems in the world.

They boast unparalleled basic human rights and freedom for all their people. They both have political party based national governments.

They regularly hold free and fair elections through which they regularly elect and change their national governments and or the people governing them. $nd they also have got huge economies just like &hina, a one party State dictatorship.

CONFLICTS

-ust like &hina, they also do not experience any political, social, or economic conflicts outside of the hilarious and normal jostling for political power by contestants come election times. The question then becomes that how come that &hina, the 8S$ and 8. are enjoying the same or very similar political, social and economic stability and prosperity and the same or similar public peace, safety and security situations when their politics is diametrically opposite"

&hina is a one party State dictatorship, while the 8S$ and the 8. are multiparty democracies. $nd yet all of them are equally prosperous and prospering" This is paradoxical, it seems, right"

However, when closely examined where it really matters, all these three countries &hina, the 8S$ and the 8. have got one thing in common which really matters.

$nd this thing is the reason why they are all similarly politically, socially and economically stable and prosperous. $nd this is also the reason why they are also similarly peaceful, safe and secure countries.

SECURITY

The magic wand which all these countries waved and implemented is called social security.

Through the meticulous provision of universal and comprehensive social security services, these countries managed to trigger unparalleled political, social and economic prosperity and stability within their borders.

Similarly, they have, by and large, also managed to maintain peace, safety and security throughout as well. Social security and not politics seems to be the magic wand which countries and their national governments need to wave in order to prosper and also in order to