Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Aristocracy, Tea Party Protests, Jack Layton
21 Aug 2013
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Politics could be a means of war or avoiding war. Our freedom to choose our own future. War is declining, number of deaths because of war is dropping too. Democracies tend not to fight each other, more people living in democracies. Morgans thesis is that war is a harmful mean, a cultural tradition we"d be better off without. Other side, some people might say war is in our human animal genetic make up. Morgan would say ppl used to say that about slavery, male dominance ect but these things are no longer what they once were. Humans have capacity for both war and peace. Elections- people with formal decision making power are put into place- formal politics. Demonstrations- informal politics- tea party protests- 1% protest- people expressing their voice to seek social change. Decisions are made that affect you (policies, taxes) Even if you"re not interested in what the law says you still have to.
