Bourgeois democracy

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'''Bourgeois democracy''' is a means of setting up a [[Capitalism|capitalist economy]] in such a way that democratic institutions are composed of, accountable to and beneficial for the [[bourgeoisie]]. They tend to settle disputes between the [[Bourgeoisie|bourgeois]] without disrupting the overall power structure of the government. These governments tend to call themself [[Democracy|democratic]] despite the fact that the control a citizen of these nations has over their government is minimal unless they are of the [[Ruling class|owning class]]. Bourgeois democracy does not benefit the majority of people and excludes the [[proletariat]] from power.<ref>{{Citation|author=[[Vladimir Lenin]]|year=1918|title=“Democracy” and Dictatorship|mia=https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1918/dec/23.htm}}</ref>

== Voting systems ==

=== First past the post ===
First past the post is one of the oldest bourgeois democratic systems, and is the electoral system used by the [[United States of America|USA]] and the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|UK]] among others. This system works on a winner takes it all basis meaning that if a party gets the most votes in a constituency they take control of the entire constituency, so a politician can get 100% of the control of a constituency with as little as 25% of the votes if the votes are sufficiently split. The party that controls at least 50% of these constituencies gains full control of the government until the next election. Although smaller parties can sometimes gain a seat, this system usually leads to an effective two party system as the population believes they have to vote for one of the two biggest parties or risk wasting their vote.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Proletarian writers|newspaper=Proletarian|title=What is really meant by the demand for a ‘general election now’?|date=2022-12-05|url=https://thecommunists.org/2022/12/05/news/what-really-meant-by-general-election-demand-sunak-tory-labour/|retrieved=2023-12-29}}</ref>

=== Proportional representation ===
Proportional representation is an alternative electoral system that is used by most [[European Union|EU]] countries, it is claimed by liberals who accept the faults of first past the post to be a fairer electoral system. This system works on a basis of control of a constituency being divided by the percentage of votes each party receives meaning it is rare for any one party to have the 50% of seats needed to control the government. This system usually leads to coalition governments between parties with similar views banding together to reach the 50% needed to form a government, allowing radical parties a higher chance of gaining power, although communist parties are usually excluded from this.<ref name=":0" />

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