Watch the video below and take notes (for yourself). Write a 250 word blog response (submitted as a COMMENT to this post) about an idea or ideas about democracy and the challenges to democracy discussed in this video that made you think. We all watched the video--no need to dwell on what was said. Please tell us what you THINK about what was said.
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Watch the video, read the following and in a 250 word MINIMUM blog post written as a COMMENT to this post, tackle one, some or all of the questions posited.
In this lecture Fareed Zakaria starts by asserting that the world we would like to live in looks an awful lot like the world we actually live in. He describes 4 trends in our world today that he considers responsible for the current global well-being (if you will).
He argues that we are undergoing a major power shift in the 21st century. 16th century global power shift: RISE OF EUROPE 19th century global power shift: RISE OF THE UNITED STATES 21st century global power shift: "RISE OF THE REST" Question to consider: Do you think the "Rise of the Rest" threaten this world we have? Zakaria argues that he finds the "Rise of the Rest" less threatening to democracy and Western values than the rise of ILLIBERALISM in the West. He worries more about the core than the periphery. He describes the following as particularly threatening to democracy:
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