The Perception and Influence of Democracy's Psycho-Social Characteristics on Nowadays Georgia

Abstract

This abstract is a brief view of what kind of influence democracy – the most popular form of government, has on today's society of Georgia. The purpose of this theme - The analysis of the psycho-social characteristics of democracy which makes it possible to see more clearly the objective picture of the existing "political climate"; also, to correctly define the democracy seen by the Georgian society, its function and the society's reaction to it as a form of government. Research hypothesis - Is the current world-dominated democracy diplomatically disguised tyranny in the example of Georgia, and how does the Georgian society of the twenty-first century perceive this phenomenon?        Research tasks - the current topic will try to show psycho-social nuances of democracy that make it more attractive as a form of government for people and society in sum.  This topic also highlights the internal needs of human beings as psycho-social beings and the external demands for democratic government. As mentioned, democratic governance is quite common globally, although it is pretty difficult to study it as a psycho-social phenomenon. The discussion of society's element - the human being is an existential being in search of freedom, and on the other hand, the human being who seeks to determine existence and therefore seeks the basic inner need - the sense of security. Such an ambivalent nature is clearly reflected in the democratic governance demanded by society and complicates democratic governance. Hence, why do people and society generally choose democracy, following the example of Georgia, and what do they get in return? Is it possible that democracy is just the fruit of utopian notions that do not meet a human's inner and outer needs? When we talk about democracy as a psychological essence, it is, in fact, the opposite pole of tyranny. In personality psychology, dominance is one of the characteristics of a human being, which has been confirmed by numerous experiments in the study of personality traits, such as the Stanford prison experiment (SPE) by Philip Zimbardo (SPE; Philip Zimbardo, 1971), which clearly showed human nature - domination on the weak person. (Bekiempis, Victoria (August 4, 2015). "What Philip Zimbardo and the Stanford Prison Experiment Tell Us About Abuse of Power ."Newsweek.). This happens both in the micro-version of the social ring, for example, in the family, where the husband dominates his wife, and in the macro-version of the social ring, where the government "abuses" the society (so-called tyranny). As a result, if this essence is in human nature from the very beginning, then the pursuit of democracy in itself is perceived as our utopian desire. Suppose we consider this issue in the context of Sigmund Freud's (1901) psychoanalysis. In that case, it turns out that - our desire for domination is part of our id (Sigmund Freud divided the psyche into three instances - id, ego, and super-ego. Freud, Sigmund. (1939). human mind (1923)). Moreover, about our aspiration for freedom and harmony, we can assume that it is already the competence of our super-ego or ego-ideal. The ego or our consciousness is torn between these two. We get a fascinating picture if we generalize the Freudian explanation of the personality psyche about society. If there is no government, then the rule of the crowd will take place; Ochlocracy, in turn, is an anarchic state, but how should the government regulate this situation and manage anarchy if the inner aspiration for human domination is attempted by illusory external pseudo-freedom? If we say it in psychoanalytic terms, id opposes the super-ego. So, here comes the concept of culture (DRASSINOWER, 2003). Why is it that in non-developed countries, where there is terrible poverty, the level of culture itself is also low? It is a culture and a sense of social maturity that gives a healthy society. As in the case of the individual, in the norm, the id (we can call "chaos" or "anarchy") and the super-ego (striving for freedom and harmony) must be balanced by the ego - our consciousness. The power of our consciousness is held on a wide field of our vision. Hence, the more developed a person is, the more he manages to maintain the face he/she imagines in his ideal and tries to develop more in order to achieve his/her ego ideal, which is ultimately one of the important components of a healthy society.