1. Discussion on Democratic Regimes
Representative democracy, bound up with a strong legal system of rights, is helpful in preventing excesses of the state in terms of offences committed against the citizen and maintaining legitimacy that way. ... The difference comes with the West's general liberal stance which prioritises the rights of the individual over the collective good – a societal attitude that has developed over centuries and has been shared with nearby countries via our interactions with them over the years. ... Such a conclusion drawn from a belief in democratic legitimacy, however, would take a stance of ...
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