Classification is helpful in understanding and evaluating
the current systems operating in the world as mentioned by Thoreau. It is true
that classification with comparison is easier and it gives an alternate, a
different side of the story of the topic under scrutiny.
However, I believe
that comparison is not apt for evaluating different political systems. When
talking about a political system, we are discussing governance over thousands of
people. We need to take into account all spheres of human life: religion, culture, society, economy,
positionality, time etc. Different places in the world are governed in their
own unique way, no two countries have the same political workings. For instance,
US is a democracy and UK is also a democracy but within the framework of
a constitutional monarchy. Pakistan is also a democratic state on paper but
many people beg to differ n reality.
Hence, comparison is
a helpful tool for comprehending the diverse political structures we have in
the world, but it is not as useful when evaluating. I think it is not mandatory
to evaluate and separate these diverse forms of governance because there will
always be an overlapping or not. The states that comes under the wide umbrella
of specific words, such as socialism, do not necessarily have the same
political systems. Human lives are complex and their reactions are many, same
rules will not have the same application all over the world or even in the same
country.
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