How Do Scandals In Public Life Stabilize Democracy
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Whether you believe it or not but scandals in public life actually end up stabilizing a democracy. Scandals have beneficial and cleansing effects on the institutions or regimes.
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Scandals in public life tend to narrow down the boundaries of permissible conduct for those people who are in positions of authority or those who are public figures. Scandals in public life tend to lead to a strengthening of legislative enactment and / or codes and at the same time the general public also tightens the boundaries of public tolerance.
When the public is significantly affected by scandals in public life, the law and the government has no other alternative but to reform.
On the other hand, scandals in public life may end up having a disastrous effect on those who are directly involved in them. Scandals might also bring down regimes and governments. This is especially true in a liberal democracy because of the openness in the communication process.
However, there are people who believe that scandals in public life can actually cause harm to a democracy because the person involved in the scandal may not be deemed fit enough to carry out the duties and responsibilities bestowed on him or her.
However, scandals in public life do stabilize democracy because of the open flow of communication and people are allowed to vent out their frustrations and disappointment while the government has to take all possible steps to ensure that a similar scandal does not rock the nation the next time. So, laws are enacted and codes of ethics are reset making things a lot more stringent than they were before.
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