Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Vegetarianism, Calvinism, Materialism
6 Apr 2013
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The relevance of politics - cnn video presidential scholars: human rights and torture politics is about power, not the preservation of human rights. Difficult decisions must be made in difficult circumstances. Politics is about protecting individuals, there is a controversy over whether or not people have human rights: democratic accountability one side is to trust our elected officials completely. Bad reputations are created and p. r. is decreased. Dresden 1945 35000 people killed by allied bombing. Hiroshima 1945 over 100 000 people killed. Vietnam 1962 1975 over 150 000 american soldiers killed. Two main themes: political ideas, political ideologies. The right to make and enforce the rules. Examples of politics: elections, demonstrations, policy decisions ( eg, environment, health. Politics matters: the decisions made within the government affect each individual, laws assign rights and duties for each individual, and these governmental decisions are enforced. Different environmental conditions, both are poor, but haiti is the poorest nation in the world outside of africa.
