Showing posts with label Alexis de Tocqueville. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alexis de Tocqueville. Show all posts

Monday, October 16, 2017

Trump and de Tocqueville: America's Battle Between Two Types of Patriotism

 by Nomad



Patriotism and What it Means

In 1831, the French diplomat, political scientist, and historian Alexis de Tocqueville made an excellent observation about patriotism in his masterwork "Democracy in AmericaDemocracy in America."

Strictly speaking, the term, patriotism means an attachment to a homeland. The word "patriotism" is derived from the Greek word πατρίς (patris), meaning 'fatherland.'
And with that comes all the loose connotations of a patriarchal system, defined as "a social system in which males hold primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authoritysocial privilege and control of property."  Historically, the term patriarchy was used to refer to autocratic rule.

Saturday, December 19, 2015

Conservatives and the Fear of Alexis de Tocqueville

by Nomad



Sounds like a good description of the politics of Republican conservatives to me.