Robert Dahl Analysis

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In the definition of Robert Dahl, a political system is any consistent set of human relations that involve a significant measure of power relations, government or authority. An essential feature of human societies is that the influence, domination, power and authority are present everywhere. The rule can be defined as a potential effective voluntary or involuntary asymmetrical relationship superiority / inferiority, or conscious or unconscious, between individuals, groups, societies and cultures. The social structure is established on class inequality and the distribution roles and status and maintaining economic, social or political domination of some over others .The upper classes exert dominance over the lower. Whoever performs the roles …show more content…
Pablo grew so much that he became one of the biggest and richest drug lords to ever exist, nicknamed “The king of Cocaine”, Pablo made it to the top ten richest man in the world in the Forbes magazine. He became so powerful, he had thousands at his service but not only did he have people working for him he also had entire towns that revered him and his power. Pablo took authority by the violent way and made people do what he said either by convincing them, lying, cheating them, or by force. He would buy people, or influence them by giving them money, properties, or whatever was more valuable for them. Pablo got fully into politics when he was elected an alternate member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia as part of the Colombian Liberal Party by cheating and using his money to bribe government officials, judges, and other politicians who helped him get into power. Pablo was very good at public relations, because of his love towards soccer he built many soccer fields around the country, he didn’t stop at that but also built hospitals, schools, and churches which helped him gain a good image with the poor people who would later vote for him when he was trying to get elected. In Pablo a very powerful figure is seen, although Pablo used his authority and power to kill and terrorize, there are still thousands who see him as a hero who helped his hometown with money that he had earned by spilling innocents

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