The new world order that threatens Uncle Sam

The Guardian by Henry Porter | Dec. 23, 2007 (Comment)

America's next President faces the daunting task of countering Russia and China as they aggressively challenge struggling Western liberal democracies

Two events last week make me wish I could have just a few words with American thinker Francis Fukuyama. The first was Time magazine giving Vladimir Putin the accolade of person of the year. The second was the purchase by the China Investment Corp of nearly 10 per cent of American bank Morgan ... Full Story »

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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 1, 2008

The commentary is thoughtful and provoking. A few nuances and perceptions do not seem to be as considered as others. "Liberal Democracy" is a term that perhaps does not collect the US destructive drift away from being a liberal democracy under Bush into becoming a regressive country where rich corporations control the press and the financing of expensive candidacies. And the present administration seems not interested in spreading democracy, rather in spreading unfettered capitalism and trying to say it is the same as democracy. The neo-con corruption of the meaning of democracy may well be responsible for the low opinion of it worldwide. More is needed than charm.

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