Defending Democracy
To defeat demagogues like Donald Trump, citizens must vote to defend democracy; otherwise, it will not be there to defend them. Taking off from Max Weber's Vocation Lectures, David Ricci's Defending Democracy explores the idea of 'citizenship as a vocation,' which is a commitment to defending democracy by supporting leaders who will govern according to the Declaration of Independence's self-evident truths rather than animosity and polarizations.
He examines the condition of democracy in states where it is endangered and where modern technologyâtelevision, internet, smartphones, social media, etc.âprovides so much information and disinformation that we sometimes lack the common sense to reject candidates who have no business in politics.
Arguing for the practice of good citizenship, Ricci observes that as citizens we have become the rulers of modern societies. In which case, we have to fulfil our democratic responsibilities if society is to prosper.
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To defeat demagogues like Donald Trump, citizens must vote to defend democracy; otherwise, it will not be there to defend them. Taking off from Max Weber's Vocation Lectures, David Ricci's Defending Democracy explores the idea of 'citizenship as a vocation,' which is a commitment to defending democracy by supporting leaders who will govern according to the Declaration of Independence's self-evident truths rather than animosity and polarizations.
He examines the condition of democracy in states where it is endangered and where modern technologyâtelevision, internet, smartphones, social media, etc.âprovides so much information and disinformation that we sometimes lack the common sense to reject candidates who have no business in politics.
Arguing for the practice of good citizenship, Ricci observes that as citizens we have become the rulers of modern societies. In which case, we have to fulfil our democratic responsibilities if society is to prosper.
