Such complex, unsatisfactory, and perplexing phenomena as the prodigy of dynastic politics and democracy frameworks are found in the multitude of global political dynamics. Dynastic politics strengthens the generational concentration of political power as realists measure power in their chains for supremacy, while democracy aims to achieve quality, freedom, and justice through the laissez-faire concept. A serious question is raised by this perplexing Rubik’s cube: can democracy and dynastic politics really coexist or can they not move together?
Dynastic politics elucidates the factors where some political entities having a generational hierarchy of power constrain the power, such as the Nehru-Gandhi family from India, the Bush and Clinton families in the United States, and the Sharif and Bhutto families in Pakistan. Their dynamics yield significant dominance and leverage their names, finances, and established cobwebs to secure their victories in electoral systems. It’s not a matter of time; it’s just the trend that is running in the blood of many regions, which powers realistic attitudes to contain a region directly contradicting the nature of democracy.
Equality in Pakistan: An Impracticable Myth related postThe roots of democracy are shaped by values of individual liberties, life, and property, who have an equal right to access, vote, and be a part of forming and electing any government of his or her own choice as it is the government made by the people. In contrast, dynastic politics creates a systemic inclusion of non-institutional subsidies that raises the culture of favoritism, hindering the process of selecting critical candidates from the diverse and indigenous roots. This inclusion pumps the rise of an elitist culture that is like a silent killer for any country’s development.
As for Pakistan, dynasties like Sharifs and Bhutto........