Marxist View Flashcards
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Gramsci
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Demagogues or media can easily persuade the masses/ democracy as part of ideological hegemony
2
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Marx
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Democracy is a way of maintaining the position of the bourgeoisie
3
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De Tocqueville
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Coined the tyranny of the majority - totalitarianism in democracies where majorities hold power
4
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Britten
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Democratic process encourages politicians to outbid one another by making vote winning pledges (populism)
