Sentences with phrase «in autocratic governments»

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There is a widening gap between individuals who have benefited from the policies of governments and those who have seen little relief, and that gap is particularly wide in autocratic countries where people have inadequate ability to change those policies or to voice their political opposition.

Modern man views himself in only one dimension (either nature or reason) and attempts to derive evil from some specific historical source such as religion (Holbach and Helvetius), autocratic government (Hobbes, Locke, and Adam Smith), or economic organization (Marx).

Both differ from pure socialism in that they want to bring and govern their respective systems in a democratic manner and not enforced through an autocratic government.

Truly in history, artistes have been known the world over to use their talents to serve as pains in the necks of governments, especially, the bad, autocratic and dictatorial ones.

Revolutionary Socialism (e.g. Communism) where a militant minority forces a change in government tends to remain autocratic as no real input is desired from the populace (i.e. counter-revolutionary).

He urged workers in the state to remain resolute in the quest to have their legitimate right from «an autocratic and deceitful government».

«What's much more likely is that the first Prism reactors will be built in a country that has a more autocratic style of government — like Russia or China or something like that.

«Secret America»: Set in the near future, this series explores a society where the threat of terrorism has turned the US government into an autocratic state.

In fact, it was one of Hillary's top advisors who first crafted policies to tie teachers fates to standardized tests, introducing stunning inaccuracy and arbitrariness as big government sought autocratic shortcuts to determine school quality and student performance.

Tensions in Egypt boiled over in January 2011, following 30 years of autocratic rule under former president Hosni El Sayed Mubarak; protestors filled Tahrir Square, which became the catalyst for two governments being overthrown, first in 2011 and, following the election of the Moslem Brotherhood, in 2013.

Moreover, 64 countries did poorly in constraining government powers — which reaffirms the rising tide of autocratic regimes across the globe.»

You could also imagine such a structure as a dystopian court of elders ruling over how the world communicates, as an invitation to autocratic governments in search of total control, or as a meaningless PR stunt.