PO101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Arab Spring, Family Values
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When studying, go through lecture slides for videos. 50% of white women votes conservative (slight drop from 53% who votes for trump). Democrats picked up more house seats than they have in any midterm since 1974. 11% (up from 8) of electorate was latino. Same % as african americans. (cid:1152) in favor of. Democrats finally won some races (texas, kansas, georgia) by publicly supporting gun control. Role of government & civil society in politics. Private is the personal realm, being family and domestic life. Karl popper"s view: nobody should be w/o a leader. Open society and its enemies investigates dangers of non-scientific thinking & closed-mindedness. No mind should be habitually doing things of its own initiative. A person must have eyes on a leader and follow them faithfully. Includes interest groups, social institutions, state & market. Relationship btwn civil society & political authority - they work together or pull one another apart.
