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james_davis_nicoll) wrote2016-03-15 10:48 am
james_davis_nicoll) wrote2016-03-15 10:48 am
Democracy in retreat!
WaPo writer deluded enough to think the US is a global force for liberal values.
Of course, skiffy authors and their widespread inability or unwillingness to imagine democratic futures are part of this, by promoting the idea there are no alternatives to autocracy.
(I've just watched the whole of Borgen and they had no trouble finding drama in democratic government, so it's not that)
Of course, skiffy authors and their widespread inability or unwillingness to imagine democratic futures are part of this, by promoting the idea there are no alternatives to autocracy.
(I've just watched the whole of Borgen and they had no trouble finding drama in democratic government, so it's not that)