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Progress vs Democracy

Progress vs Democracy

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Sam Mace
Mar 31, 2023
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We oftentimes see progress and democracy as necessarily intertwined with one another. Democracy itself is the mark of progress; we have emerged from feudal lords and authoritarian leaders to an era of freedom and liberty. No doubt democracies in their modern form are at least more stable and preferable to the alternatives. However, does the notion of pr…

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