Demagogy

As Americans, we hold value over our democratic traditions, but how far does that value extend? Roberts-Miller writes a detailed article discussing democracy’s intricacies and how demagoguery holds an immense impact on democracy. She begins by claiming that an effective democracy requires its constituents to engage in thorough and intelligent deliberation and discussion of the problems in that democracy, thus creating possible pathways towards solutions (Roberts-Miller 459). Behind this claim is her premise that her readers reside in a democratic society, and that they engage in discourse about the issues relevant to their nation’s common good. Roberts-Miller thoroughly describes the characteristics of demagoguery alongside prominent examples of demagogues and their actions throughout history, while all together tying them to her overall claim. Roberts-Miller defines a demagogue as someone who “seeks to influence public opinion by employing the traditional tools of rhetoric with complete indifference to the truth” (Roberts-Miller 460). She reinforces this definition through describing how demagogues generally focus base emotions such as hate, anger, and disgust towards a particular person or group without considering the facts. One could argue that both of the 2016 candidates for president of the United States represent specific characteristics of demagoguery. This paper will outline claims and evidence laid out by both candidates for their prospective presidencies,…

Looking at the chart “Chinese Immigrants to Canada 1910-1949”, the number of Chinese immigrants that came to Canada drastically dropped twice. Once at the start of WWI and again in 1923 with the invocation of the Chinese Exclusion Act. Though the idea behind the Act was to stop more Chinese from coming to Canada, according to the chart from the period 1923 to 1949 six hundred and forty-four people were able to bypass the Exclusion Act and come to Canada. However the Chinese immigrants that were…

compared to our individual characteristics it is far easier to regard people’s speech as personal affronts. As stated in the text, social identification has made the distance between an argument and causing offence terrifying short. The excessive disagreement discussed throughout the text is said to have stemmed from the lack of civics being taught to young children. If this fundamental education error is not mended, free speech in society will continue to decay. Stephens preliminary claim is…

it was inevitable because of the continuing tension and problems between the colonists and the British, the Revolution would have eventually happened. The American Revolutionary War happened because the people of the American Colonies, who considered themselves citizens of the British Empire, grew dissatisfied with the taxes being imposed on them by Britain’s Parliament. In The New Yorker, Adam Gopnik writes that he thinks the American Revolution was not necessary and the conflict in the…

against racism and discrimination, he assumes that both the Native American and white populations will see his appeal from the same point of view. Not only is language a barrier between them, but even when speaking the same language both societies use different phrases and words to express the same concept. Speaking the same language doesn’t equate a solution to communication, since worlds may be translated, but the feelings behinds those words may not carry on in the translation being…

N.P. is a typical British aristocrat and upper class man whose only philosophy in life is self – preservation. His private soul and public appearance are two diametrically opposed things. He has to necessarily say one thing and mean another. That is at the core of his social being. Hypocrisy is no conscious effort for his as it pours out of him eloquently and naturally. Even in politics he is a liberal which means an intellectual sympathy for the poor. On many occasions he vices this…

Understanding the relationship between the president and congress is key in understanding American politics. Congress and the president cannot avoid engaging with one another, with a constitutional set up that demands they work together constructively. Congress has its roles to play in policy making as does the president. The president and congress are given certain powers in the constitution, that power is divvied up, so that neither one of these branches has too much power at one time (Fisher…

miscalculations, that is what they actually suspected or disagree with the policies of Stalin. Expulsion from the party typically led to death or exile. As a result of terror became a sign of life, not only for the masses, but even for the communist leaders. Propaganda and brainwash well affect the human mind. At the end of the novel, after many attempts Winston 's fight with the government, he suffered defeat. The main character finds he likes the big brother and believes in his almighty power.…

how others view oneself. DuBois states, “…this sense of always looking at one’s self through the eyes of others, of measuring one’s soul by the tape of a world that looks on in amused contempt and pity” (Cite this). The reader sees this as having to view oneself not only in one’s own eyes, but also the eyes of others. A person may think another person as acting out when that person is acting what is normal for their culture. Additionally, people must think not only how their culture views them…

attorney, Dr. Walter Riehl, who “waived his fee and succeeded in getting his client acquitted on a plea of temporary insanity.” Bettauer was a frequent advocate for sexual liberation, as well as an advocate for revoking the banning of abortions - article 144 of the criminal code. He was a major advocate for social reform in every way, and wanted issues such as; the housing crisis, the steady increase in the homeless population, the problems that single mothers faced, the discrimination against…