POLSCI 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Counterpoint, Soft Despotism, Aristocracy
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He loves that we are civically responsible, we are keeping the government alive. We"re all that"s standing between us and democratic despotism. He agrees with many critics of big government that democratic governments tend to do too much for its citizens. A very bad effect is that the government becomes very big ; the more you ask it to do, the larger it gets ; the larger it gets, the more it"s a giant, monarchical empire. The more we look to the government to do, the more passive we become: less active citizens. Everything the government gives you comes with a string attached. Big brother is watching you: the more you ask the gov to do, the more access you"re giving it to your privacy. How does it come about: every time you ex. I take care of me you take care of you. Son of ancient french nobility destroyed by the revolution.
