If democracy is ever to be threatened, it will not be by revolutionary groups burning government offices and occupying the broadcasting and newspaper offices of the world. It will come from disenchantment, cynicism and despair caused by the realization that the New World Order means we are all to be managed and not represented.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Democracy is threatened not by revolution but by disenchantment caused by feeling managed rather than represented.
- In plain terms
- People lose faith in democracy when they feel controlled instead of represented.
- What can you take from it?
- Democracy dies from cynicism when people feel unrepresented.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do we rebuild trust?
- Is representation enough?
Another view
It overlooks other threats like external interference or economic collapse.
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