Are The People that Public Elects in Democracy Public's Leaders or Servants?

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In Democracy, the Country's Public Really Elects Their Servants and Not Their Leaders

There is a need to change every one's paradigm about whom do we really elect through the electoral process in a democracy? Are the elected people servants or or they leaders of the public who elects them?

At the country's level, the public wants professionals who will do certain important jobs related to security, health, education, food, jobs, environment, discipline, entertainment etc for them. Therefore, they want those people to be elected and put on such jobs who know why and how to do these jobs for their masters or shareholders or owners (the public) and possess very strong will power to do them.

Democracy is and has to be quite different from the kingdoms of the olden days and so in democracy the public is not electing kings and queens. If they do so, the old model of kingdoms will pervade in a democracy too. For their own selfishness, the people who get elected in democracy start calling themselves as the "leaders" of the nation- the new name given for kings and queens of the olden days. The public readily accepts it because of the old habits die hard- the public has been brought up in the olden model of kings and queens for innumerable years of their existence.

There is a strong need to change such paradigms and the messages given out must be clear and loud. The people public elects through electoral process are public servants and not their leaders (or kings or queens).

The people who volunteer themselves to be elected for such offices must understand this paradigm as clearly as the public of the country.

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