tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179708735520151974.post5262995396179753807..comments2022-11-21T09:53:47.898-05:00Comments on Blogging through global societies: Blog Post 7 – The Age of EmpirePiotr Koniecznyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17176515435484290423noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179708735520151974.post-47702947390332251522009-10-23T09:36:25.036-04:002009-10-23T09:36:25.036-04:00Your theories on Democracy are interesting and I w...Your theories on Democracy are interesting and I would largely agree. In the context of the First World War, the reinvented idea of democratic rule caused as much instability as it did stability. Rather, it kept the minds of politicians fixed on pleasing the people that put them in power and one popular method (even today) is the creation of an external threat. Couple this with patriotism/nationalism, a stockpile of weapons, a generation with no war exhaustion and the march to war is not only inevitable but desireableDavid M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05377342465733427116noreply@blogger.com