Democracy
Winston Churchill pointed out in 1947 that democracy is not perfect. We can be aware of the shortcomings so we can try to rectify them. Or we can embrace democracy uncritically and submit to the status quo.
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| Date | Title | | November 2004 | The Second Constituency All governments now answer to a second constituency of international investors and lenders. Democracy is being undermined. | | October 2004 | Excluding Antiparty Parties Antiparty parties challenge established political parties with new perspectives and new ways of thinking. Their ideas can be attractive, and are therefore suppressed by the establishment as much as possible. |
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