I believe democracy is our greatest export. At least until China figures out a way to stamp it out of plastic for three cents a unit.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Democracy is mocked as a fragile product threatened by foreign competitors making cheap copies.
- In plain terms
- Democracy is valuable but easily copied by rivals.
- What can you take from it?
- Systems need protection beyond pride.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes democracy vulnerable in the modern world?
- How do you protect values that seem obvious?
Another view
Oversimplifying geopolitics misses real complexity.
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