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Democracy as the basis
of Social Life
Conditions for Democracy
Much more than choosing and voting.
Must meet the needs of all people, especially the poorest.
Form of government in which the authority is chosen by the citizens to ensure their interests and needs.
Achieved with long processes in which the people claim the right to govern themselves.
Freedom & Equality
Freedom: Ability of all people to act and decide according to what they think and feel, provided that they do not harm others and accept that other people have the same freedom.
Equality: All people should be treated in the same way, but recognizing that we have differences.
Equity & Solidarity
Equity: People are different, but that makes us neither superior nor inferior, but implies that our particular needs are recognized.
Solidarity: Assume the problems of people, communities or peoples as their own. Stop thinking only of ourselves, feel like part of the community, responsible with it, committed to contribute.
Democracy in our daily life
Democracy is not only a form of government but also a way of life. In all possible spaces, we must exercise democratic values and make decisions to take responsibility for our community.
Living democratically is a complex task that implies respecting the ideas of others and recognizing that we will not always achieve a total agreement and that the disagreement is not negative.
It requires the ability to listen, yield and accept commitments.
Integral Democracy
Democracy not only implies political rights but also equity and social justice. In addition to the existence of guarantees or elections, conditions of socioeconomic equality must also be possible.
Equality must also be given to the situation of the various components of society.
The existence of democracy is identified with the validity of a Constitution and a legal order or with the holding of elections.
Democracy is also respect for nature and the right of those who will live in the future to have a country and a road planet, with a healthy environment.
