Question Reasons for not preferring democracy
For each of the following please say whether it is a major reason, a minor reason or not a reason why you personally think that [In some circumstances, a non-democratic government can be preferable OR For someone like me, it doesn’t matter what kind of government we have]:
This question was asked in 2014.
- 0%
- 25%
- 50%
- 75%
- 100%
Democracy is not working because there is no real difference between the policies of the major parties
45
29
22
4
Democracy only serves the interests of a few and not the majority of society
42
34
19
5
I have become disillusioned with Australian politics and think another system might work better
36
28
33
3
Democracy is the usual form of government now and always will be, so I don’t worry about it
21
42
35
3
A more authoritarian system where leaders can make decisions without the processes of democracy achieves better results
21
39
35
5