Much depends on whether such truth is intended as a weapon for keeping new neighbors at bay or as the clearing of a public space for the building of new political communities. (religion-online.org)
When the broader political community is not what it should be, then a man reasonably focuses his attention closer to home. (firstthings.com)
Within the world of political science and political theory it is not a democracy, because the voters and corporation are not addressing the larger political community's concerns. (politics.stackexchange.com)