Democracy is the best form of Government

An Introduction:

The following excerpt was a part of the speech used for the recently concluded Tournament of Minds debate competition. My teammate, Bharat Sekar and I affirmed the topic ‘Democracy is the best form of Government’.
We wanted to do something fresh and different and decided that a rap would be a fantastic way to put across ideas of democracy and freedom. Rap and Hip-Hop originated as a medium of political expression and we feel that it was the perfect way to bring out the strongest arguments of our case. All in all, it turned out to be a good experience representing our house, Venturers and we stood second as a result of our efforts!

Surya Nimmagadda
Grade 10


Of the people, By the people, For the people

In the old days people used to suffer and hate
They hated the one power that had brought them their fate
After many months of waiting, a young man is finally granted audience with the king.
“Your majesty, your highness
What is up with this bias?
The price of food for the poor, has been raised to the highest
While the rich remain untouched by these rules that bind us”
The King, uninterested, eyes dim
Mutters two words to say “Kill Him”.

More recent is our very famous Hitler
The cause of the world wars had begun his rule
He wished to conquer everything like it was his private pool
He slaughtered the Jews
Ignored the catcalls and boos
Lead his country to doom
like bang, bang, bang, KABOOM.
And in the end he put a gun to his head
And now he’s dead.

Dictators
Part of authoritarian rule
Something much worse than what we may have learnt at school
It’s the rule of the minority
Where the rich take all the authority
No justice, I repeat, No justice is ready
So how do you propose we keep this nation steady?
Democracy is the best of the best
Better than anarchy, monarchy and all the rest


First off, In democracy lies freedom
In freedom lies peace and abolishment of kingdom
Democracy is our base and we build till we’re free
Don’t we all want the world to express itself and see?
What the millions of different voices on this planet can mean,
Freedom of speech, freedom of equality,
Freedom that will allow me to be me.
I can follow whatever religion I want,
Tell the government what I thought
Tell them where I feel we need to improve a lot.
Second, A nation is made up of people and not the land itself
So, shouldn’t the people be allowed to make the choices themselves?
A majority of us want the majority to win
I don’t want my voice to be flagged as a sin.

Hence the only way it is possible for us to free
Is to live by the tenants of democracy 
 
 


Surya Nimmagadda,
Grade 11