Are the following statements in keeping with democracy as a value? Why?
(a) Father to daughter: I don't want to hear your opinion about your marriage. In our family children marry where the parents tell them to.
(b) Teacher to student: Don't disturb my concentration by asking me questions in the classroom.
(c) Employee to the officer. Our working hours must be reduced according to the law.

Question

Are the following statements in keeping with democracy as a value? Why?
(a) Father to daughter: I don't want to hear your opinion about your marriage. In our family children marry where the parents tell them to.
(b) Teacher to student: Don't disturb my concentration by asking me questions in the classroom.
(c) Employee to the officer. Our working hours must be reduced according to the law.

Philoid · Accepted Answer

(a) In a democratic country everyone has the right to choose according their choice. This statement of father is undemocratic as every adult has the right to choose their better half and parents should not try to impose their choice on their children.

(b) This statement is against the democratic value of a country as like every citizen has the right to question the leaders, every student too has the right to ask questions to the teacher and it is clearly undemocratic if this right is denied.

(c) This statement is democratic as working hours are decided according to the law of country, which is made by the people representatives in parliament and it is beneficial for the employees.