Democracy and Capitalism: Restoring Balance Through Holistic Education

Abstract Democracy was conceived as a political system grounded in equality, fairness, and the collective will of the people. Capitalism, emerging centuries later, introduced mechanisms of economic competition that, while fostering innovation, also transformed the democratic landscape. In contemporary societies, democracy has been largely influenced—if not overtaken—by capitalist strategies of marketing, advertising, and financial persuasion. This paper argues that this shift represents a systemic imbalance that violates the universal law of balance in nature, as formulated in Angelito Malicse’s Universal Formula. Drawing upon historical analysis, modern examples, and the role of education, this paper proposes a holistic educational system as a means to restore equilibrium between democratic ideals and economic systems.