SOC203H1 Lecture Notes - Gulf War, Social Contract, Bourgeoisie
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Can be of different kinds religious authority [the vatican and the church experiencing an erosion of authority with the child abuse cases] In history we can see that the thought of people has been swayed. Public opinion vs. emotion vs. it"s level of authority (born into it or gaining it) Political authority: erosion of authority during the e. u revolution [a political authority] a regime in which the rightness of rule has been hauled into question. Think also of coloniasm [to what extent that the conqueror have authority?] The question of authority in iraq after the 2nd gulf war. Peace and security did not return in iraq after being invaded by us. Better to live under a sovereign then to live under a state of anarchy. Truth: if we don"t sacrifice some of our freedom, we stand to lose safety and security and peace of mind.
