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Democracy: Democracy is a system of government in which the people have the power to choose their leaders and make decisions about how they are governed. It is based on the principles of equality, freedom, and participation.
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Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.

 
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Oswald Spengler on Democracy - Dictionary of Arguments

Brocker I 122
Democracy/Spengler: in the context of Spengler's political philosophy (see Politics/Spengler
) democracy seems less like a concretely definable form of constitution, certainly not as a normative political ideal, but as a form of monetary rule - occurring in a certain phase of Western culture - and ultimately as an expression of the striving for money and property, and within this framework also for political dominance.
In democracy, which according to Spengler consequently occurs at the beginning of the decay of a high culture, a certain form of striving for power manifests itself, represented by a clearly identifiable social standing (the economic bourgeoisie), which strives to snatch power from another social standing (the nobility).
>Democracy.
The claim to the rule of money - instead of that of a historical, qua tradition governing social standing - as well as the demand for freedom of the press is only to be understood as one of countless expressions of the will to power rooted in the primordial vitality of humanity, but not as an end in itself.
>Freedom of the press, >Media, >Newspapers, >Freedom, >Power.

Hans-Christof Klaus, Oswald Spengler, Der Untergang des Abendlandes (1918/1922) in: Manfred Brocker (Hg.) Geschichte des politischen Denkens. Das 20. Jahrhundert. Frankfurt/M. 2018.

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Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.

Spengler I
Oswald Spengler
Politische Schriften München 1932

Brocker I
Manfred Brocker
Geschichte des politischen Denkens. Das 20. Jahrhundert Frankfurt/M. 2018


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