At first sight it would appear to us that the regime under which we live is a legitimate one. ... The ability to persuade and coerce a population that the current system of government is most appropriate is simply manipulation of the people and we must bear in mind that whatever regime we live under, this must necessarily be the case for us too (through the state and private media, education as a child and more) and so we must not judge others by our own standards. ...

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(Dahl (1971) page 20) He also states that as a system becomes more competitive or more inclusive, politicians seek the support of groups that can now participate more easily in political life. ... In China, the people are also barred from forming any organizations or groups and people who are not a part of the Central Committee which is almost the whole of China, cannot take part in decision making, which means approximately half of the world's population that does not democratically elect its leaders live in China. ...

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Beyond position-taking, the Jacksonians propounded a social vision in which any white man would have the chance to secure his economic independence, would be free to live as he saw fit, under a system of laws and representative government utterly cleansed of privilege. ...

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