Is Democracy that bad?

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What are the cons and pros of this ideology?

[Ogami]

‘Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.…’
Winston S Churchill, 11 November 1947

[★ Spaceflash ★]

its fairly awful in terms of efficieny in vanilla, some mods do add more flaire to democracies (like research boosts).

[Gamer Maid]

Communism has a better occupation law than democracy if you count the cumulative IC from the extra factories you will have. Increasing the compliance with the democrat occupation law will be more effective but only after a long while. Outside of that there is nothing because there is no real dynamics for politics in this game since everything else is scripted by focus trees. And improving your relations has a very neat impact.

You only " liberty " related at this topic is the occupation law. The other thing is the fact that the other democraties will dislike the gouvernements that increased world tension ( and that's super hypocrite if you look at the real history ^^ ) so when democrats countries without enough of steel for their needs will start to import ressources, they will do it from other democraties.

[shiggies713]

really nothing but cons. You can't generate war goals on anyone unless they generated world tension. You can't even send volunteers or lend lease until world tension is high enough. You have to deal with elections. If you are playing a minor with the vanilla focus tree, you'll have less manpower than if you went communist or fascist.

1/10 do not recommend.

[hannibal_pjv]

You have to wait until world tension is 90 or more. Then it become rather good!

[mark.r.hendrickson]

Your ability to ally with the other democracies is the main benefit. And that’s a pretty good benefit.

[Bourgeois Conformist]

In a game about wanton agression, ruthless expansion and territorial annexation , it would only seem logical that ideologies with less emphasis on things like individual rights and personal liberties would have an advantage, at least in the beginning, no?

[A Steeming Pile of Profile]

You get natural allies in the colonial powers of the mid 20th century that control most of the world's supply lines and have ridiculously strong focus trees.

[Iced Lenin]

"If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator." ~ George W. Bush

[Qaotiquo]

[Big Moustache]

The only good government has papa Stalin at the head, the rest are bullies and treehuggers 😅Everyone must work hard for the greatnes of the motherland!! So we can rid these cancers of the world

[Khoryace]

one pro is that you can use Local Autonomy as Occupied Law and it raises the compliance faster. It's especially useful for England and France.

[BarKaiTosz]

I will say it with 1 word YES

[Cal Corgan]

"The greatest argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter" - Winston Churchill.

[glythe]

Democracy basically can't take new land.

It has the best occupation law.