Legitimacy of the State
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Technology: Oppressor or liberator? »Technology: Oppressor or liberator?
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ICT's capacity to spread democracy? »ICT's capacity to spread democracy?
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ICT strengthens democratic movements »ICT strengthens democratic movements
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ICT helps the population view regime change as a possibility »ICT helps the population view regime change as a possibility
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ICT inihibits control of opinion by dictators »ICT inihibits control of opinion by dictators
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Opinion control is essential to dictatorship »Opinion control is essential to dictatorship
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WHY do people accept to submit to their rulers? »WHY do people accept to submit to their rulers?
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This acceptance to submit is extremely surprising »This acceptance to submit is extremely surprising
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If the many are stronger, how can the few stay in power? »If the many are stronger, how can the few stay in power?
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Minimal force is required by the rulers to keep the many in line »Minimal force is required by the rulers to keep the many in line
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It is "opinion" that keeps the many from throwing off their rulers »It is "opinion" that keeps the many from throwing off their rulers
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"Opinion" = beliefs the many hold about the legitimacy of the rulers »"Opinion" = beliefs the many hold about the legitimacy of the rulers
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What characterizes the "opinion" that dictators try to shape? »What characterizes the "opinion" that dictators try to shape?
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Legitimacy of the State
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Block information about revolutionary movements in other countries »Block information about revolutionary movements in other countries
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Maintain ignorance about the level of government corruption »Maintain ignorance about the level of government corruption
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Make it hard to imagine that things could be different, or better »Make it hard to imagine that things could be different, or better
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Present the dictator's wealth as normal, not "corruption" »Present the dictator's wealth as normal, not "corruption"
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