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Government is Incomplete Conquest

... righting present wrongs, it was better to imagine a virtuous past even where none truly existed (Smith, 2008: 81). European elites, derived from both the Feudal aristocracy and from the rising elites of trade and commerce started out adamantly opposed to democracy. They feared and resisted extension of the franchise, and democratization more generally. Most of the Framers of the American Constitution were suspicious of democracy. The word "democracy" does not appear at all in either the Declaration ...

22.10.2015

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Should democracy have the same meaning in every country?

... domination of the political sphere by large bureaucratic organizations, public and private, have all been widely noted in scholarly and journalistic literature. If there ever was anything in America's past that could be meaningfully called “democracy” or “representative government,” it has been significantly eroded away in contemporary government. It can be argued that democratic elections are more about manipulation of the people through electoral technology than they are expressions of the "will ...

23.10.2014

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Poll conducted

In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)