Moritz Haegi Is the Tea Party Movement an Astroturf operation? You have heard of them‚ you have seen them on TV‚ you know that they believe Obama is a “socialist” and “worse than Hitler”1 – the Tea Party Movement. After the 2008 election of Barack Obama as the new president of the United States‚ multiple grassroots organizations emerged‚ seeming to be a legitimate safe haven for the losers and disillusioned of said election. If one digs deeper though‚ into the nature of the Tea Party
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Topher Carroll The O’Reilly Factor May 29‚ 2012 The O’Reilly Factor has a reputation for exerting a very conservative overtone‚ naturally many question whether the typical “news standards” are being followed. The show leads off with a segment on Planned Parenthood and the presidential election‚ an issue where Bill O’Reilly has already indicated his stance that he is “pro-life”. When it comes to such partisan dividing issues‚ O’Reilly asserts his stance‚ and then goes on to further undermine
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In his essay Freedom as Anti-Power‚ Philip Pettit presents a unique‚ republican vision of liberty. Diverging from liberal or “negative” notions of freedom—freedom from interference—Pettit assumes the notion of antipower. Fundamentally‚ antipower results from the reduction of arbitrary dominion and subordination (Pettit 588). By protecting against the powerful‚ regulating oppressor’s resources‚ and empowering those in subordination‚ antipower “itself represents a distinctive sort of power” (Pettit
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Today‚ America is build off the two sides of politics‚ liberal and conservative‚ which makes it difficult to make decisions throughout the government because they are such opposite views. The American definition of a liberal‚ "in which the political state should function as the servant to the common well-being."(Cranston). The definition used is a perfect representation of what Liberals as a group strive for‚ for the American people. Abortion is a topic that is talked about often in politics‚ and
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The liberal/conservative divide in the 19th century was the cause of various differences among diverse aspects of Latin American countries of the era. These disputes can be easily viewed when observing the histories of Latin American countries such as Chile and Guatemala. Throughout the 19th century these Latin American countries experienced a constant power struggle between the two political ideologies. As one rises‚ another falls‚ and the latter seeks to regain the lost power. Liberals were characterized
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The Conservative Party throughout 1945 to 1960 often acted in such a way to keep colonial change within bounds. Although many recognised by 1945 that the British Empire was headed towards change‚ its colonies were inevitably on the path to full self-government‚ there were a myriad of differing opinions on the optimal pace and character of decolonisation within the empire. After coming to power in 1951‚ Conservatives believed Britain’s power to largely lie in its international prestige; its economy
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Introduction I found the conflicting interpretations of freedom that E. J. Dionne mentions in his book very insightful‚ and that is the topic I chose for my library assignment. Some people view a strong government as a catalyst to freedom because the government stabilizes and regulates society. They believe a strong government allows for free citizens to live their lives how they choose‚ but in a safe and controlled environment. Others view a strong government as a threat to their individuality‚
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International Politic Nationalism and the new Right Wing in Europe What is the Nationalism? “Nationalism is our form of incest‚ is our idolatry‚ is our insanity. "Patriotism" is its cult. It should hardly be necessary to say‚ that by "patriotism” I mean that attitude which puts the own nation above humanity‚ above the principles of truth and justice; not the loving interest in one’s own nation‚ which is the concern with the nation’s spiritual as much as with its material welfare — never
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Introduction Liberty‚ equality‚ and popular sovereignty made independence possible‚ social alliances were justified with promises of future equality. New liberal themed republic are the result everywhere except brazil. Liberal rule in these areas is unsuccessful initially and governments came and went quickly Newly independent governments had few resources and many challenges. True democracy and liberalism was unlikely due to entrenched conservative hierarchies. Political violence and corruption
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I believe that the number one factor that is holding us back is lack of good leadership. Any one who gets the authority lets it ultimately go to their head. They just work for their personal gain as there is no accountability for actions. A person who has the power can use it for what ever reasons. The kind of people we have in our government. The elections are rigged‚ the results are biased and the same people keep on being appointed again and again even though their actions have not proven them
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