Civic Competence For Democratic Polity

Mature persons are those who make decisions about life without the help of others. They are daring and liberated from the cognitive seal, material bondage and intoxicating nature of power rooted in the psychology of domination of the weak or Darwinian echo of the survival of the fittest. They are also capable of reflection and self-interpretation as they respond to the human condition and work for its betterment. Immature people, by contrast, are incapable of making rational choices without the regular guidance of others. Their lack of awareness and political skills only amass invalid votes in elections. It marks the primacy of impulse and emotion rather than reason, the gift of democracy.