POL SCI 135 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Roger Osborne, Illiberal Democracy, Liberal Democracy
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Once a slave, he was not only a serf. Then it is only a natural reaction against the oppressions they suffer: the remedy is to deliver the, America: democracy is breaking down hierarchies, empowering individuals, and transforming societies well beyond their politics. Indeed much of what is distinctive about the world we live in is a consequence of the democratic idea: democratization of violence: state"s advantage has been weakened; now small groups of people can do dreadful things. Capital markets, private business, local governments, nongovernmental organizations have all been gaining strength, sapping the authority of the state. But today the two strands of liberal democracy are coming apart across the globe. Governments produced by elections may be inefficient, corrupt, shortsighted, irresponsible, dominated by special interest, and incapable of adopting policies demanded by the public good. These qualities make such governments undesirable but they do not make them undemocratic.
