Democracy is preferable to any other kind of government
In some circumstances, a non-democratic government can be preferable
For someone like me, it doesn't matter what kind of government we have
Indonesian activists and academic experts are increasingly concerned about democratic backsliding in their country amid global evidence of a decline in the quality of democracy. Indonesians themselves are broadly as committed to democracy as they were a decade ago. Six in ten believe that ‘democracy is preferable to any other kind of government’, a very slight decline since 2011. There has also been a modest increase in the proportion of people who believe that ‘in some circumstances, a non-democratic government can be preferable’, up to 20% from 16% in 2011.
Attitudes to democracy
I am now going to read you three statements about democracy. Please say which one of the three statements comes closest to your own personal views about democracy.