June 13, 2003
From the desk of Jane Galt:Half-full glasses
Amid all the turmoil in the world, it's easy to forget that things really are getting better all the time.
Posted by Jane Galt at June 13, 2003 08:51 AM | TrackBack | Technorati inbound linksi found the following useful:
"We should also not take the existing democracies for granted. There is a new sobriety even among the democracies that are not performing well. People know the alternatives and do not like them. They still embrace democracy. But will they continue to do so a decade or two hence if a new generation — with no direct experience of the costs and illusions of authoritarian rule — finds itself without education, without jobs, without justice, and pretty much without hope? We can travel only so far on democracy as the least bad system. If it turns out to govern badly for a long period of time, some new alternative will eventually come along."
germany had a democracy after wwi. i wonder what 4 years of severe economic turmoil might do to democracies today. it would be interesting to see if this might provide evidence to support przeworski's observation regarding income and the overthrow of democratic governments.
Posted by: cas on June 15, 2003 02:57 PMhey, proof positive that there is hope for this world is that my wife was able to buy me a box of Quisp in the store last night!
Posted by: Mr. Bingley on June 19, 2003 08:14 AMComments are Closed.