Iqbal
was also critical of the political system of the west. In his
opinion, the western concept of democracy hinged on capitalism. He
puts these thoughts into verse saying.
Democracy
is a type of Government
In which people
are counted not weighed
During his stay in the west, Iqbal had seen the
western civilization in its true color and had finally come to the
conclusion that,
The western Western
civilization will commit suicide with its own dagger,
It
will be like a nest on a delicate bough which will neither be lasting
nor permanent