n pages 76 and 77 in The Social Contract he elaborates even more on this faceless society. He has all the citizens pledge themselves to the same conditions and they all enjoy the same rights. To have everyone pledge to the same conditions has everyone living socialistic, not allowing anyone to better themselves. He also has every act of sovereignty apply to every citizen equally and makes no distinction between each of the members. This is the social contract that is common to all, and is enforced by the armed forces and the supreme power. Even if the sovereignty acts against an individual, there will be armed forces to make sure it happens because it is for the common good.In a democratic society this would be seen as cruel and inhumane. The government cannot hurt a certain group of people for the benefit of everybody else. At least in a democracy the small groups of people have the right to speak against and protest what the government is doing. They are able to disagree openly without fear of being forced to agree.When Rousseau describes democracy in Book III Chapter 4, he does not depict a government that is typical in the present time. He seems to get half of it right when he writes, “It is not good that he who makes the law should execute it, or that the body people should turn its attention away from general perspectives and give it to particular objects.” (Social, p.112) He sees the need for different branches of government, which holds true even today. His fault lies when he starts to describe what a democracy looks like and needs. He writes a very good description of a socialistic society. By wanting a very small state with simple manners and morals. He sees the need for “a large measure of equality in social rank and fortune” with “little or no luxury.” (Social, p.113) If Rousseau was trying to make this all sound like a democracy, he should have analyzed what he wrote more carefully. I do ...
