A system is a way of working, organising, or doing something that follows a fixed plan or set of rules. The term system may refer to an organisation, institution, or any group that is organised with a set of rules. It may be a political or democratic system; it may be groups, societies, sets of individuals, or different sections of people with some rules and identities. 

We are now looking into the problems with our political and democratic system, the groups of people operating it, and the sections of groups and people affected by it.

Any system created will have imperfections. The failures may be due to the inadequacies of the system or the people who operate it. When one or a few people fail, it may be due to the errors of the individuals concerned or coincidences. When many fail in the same way, it may be a systemic failure. 

The scope of systemic corrections is to be examined. When operational failures happen repeatedly, we try to set right the inadequacies and imperfections to prevent their recurrence by amending the rules or the system and creating checks. The responsibility for correcting them falls back into the domain of the system’s handlers.

Some individuals, upright characters, or those with special abilities could foresee systemic inadequacies and uphold the spirit and rules of the system. Many others, who may be in the majority, may fail; they may fall below expectations; they may be unable to overcome systemic inadequacies but succumb to them.

The system is to be designed for normal characters, and they should be able to operate it and succeed. One should not need unique characteristics to follow the right path or be good at decision-making. The system should be set right to enable normal individuals, who form the majority, to avert such failures. 

There is another angle to this. Many excessively blame the limitations of circumstances and the system for not taking decisions that fall within their power. This may be their self-imposed limitation. They may have talents. But they try to escape without making an effort. It is a game people play. 

The easygoing lifestyle of society also affects them. It is more convenient to go with the wind and crowd than to stand upright and take risks. Exceptional performance is not essential, while non-performance is not risky. 

It is not that risky to follow the right path. When one stands firm, others will become hesitant and fearful. Many do not lose much by choosing the right path. They may even gain. It is a relative assessment, perception, and choice of the quality of life one wants.

There is a need to analyse all such errors or failures and make necessary checks through the system and also in the supervisory mechanisms. It is not difficult to identify and classify errors or failures. But if we jump to conclusions without analysing them, they go unchecked and get repeated.

Can we change the perception and understanding of everyone, or some if not all, in this corrupted society? Nothing is impossible in this world. The weaknesses slowly creep into the system. The failures and successes are to be thoroughly analysed to update the system.

When failures and mistakes become viruses without efforts to diagnose the root cause, we will stumble and get perplexed. Fixing symptoms will not help. An in-depth analysis to set the process right will bring solutions. This analysis moves in that direction. There are many steps along the way.