Democracy

We humans like to put things into boxes. We love to describe things in black and white, both our world and ourselves. That's why we use the left-right political spectrum to describe politics because it's a highly complicated topic that…
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We live in tumultuous times. The re-emerging of right-wing nationalist ideologies, rising sentiments of white supremacy and an almost revolutionary smell in the air. Western Democracies around the world experience a shakeup. An increasing…
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When we think about Eastern Europe, we still have very distinct images and stereotypes in mind. The Cold War painted the East in a communist red that is hard to wash off, but eventually, they tried. In the 90s, many Eastern European…
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When Donald Trump won the presidential election, it shook the whole world to its very core. The list included liberals, minorities, and basically everyone who is alive today. We may even go so far as to say that it made the last 45…
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Alberto Fujimori, former Peruvian president branded as a dictator, received a pardon for the crimes committed during his presidency. Let's review this story a little. Was he really a dictator? Does he deserve forgiveness? Judge for…
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Kenya is considered to be one of the most mature democracies in Africa. However, like many other African countries, the political scene is never short of drama. Politically instigated violence has been witnessed all around. As a result,…
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Its election time folks, and we need to choose between the blueberry party or the raspberry party. If you don’t take action, you may stand to lose the civic pride that is expected from you, and naturally you will be spending a week in the…
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Naturally, any argument for the validity of a new political system, in any age or any circumstance must lay its foundations in the invalidity of the incumbent system. The old adage ‘don’t fix it if it isn’t broken’ springs to mind, and it…
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The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, is one of the leaders in Africa who has shown intentions of clinging to power, through unconstitutional means. The ruling party and other supporting coalitions in the…
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An uprising in Burkina Faso broke out by the end of last October, and soon after, the system of the Burkinabe former president, Blaise Compaore took his last breath, after 27 years in power, as the country takes a new turn in its history.
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