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May 24, 2011
Book Recommendation: Sheldon Wolin's "Democracy Incorporated"
"Foreign military operations literally force democracy to change its nature: In order to cope with the imperial contingencies of foreign war and occupation, democracy will alter its character, not only by assuming new behaviors abroad (e.g., ruthlessness, indifference to suffering, disregard of local norms, the inequalities in ruling a subject population) but also by operating on revised, power-expansive assumptions at home. It will, more often than not, try to manipulate the public rather than engage its members in deliberation. It will demand greater powers and broader discretion in their use ('state secrets'), a tighter control over society's resources, more summary methods of justice, and less patience for legalities, opposition, and clamor for socioeconomic reforms."
-Sheldon Wolin
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The Tragic Optimist's Guide to Surviving Capitalistic Nihilism
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