{"product_id":"defending-democracy-by-david-m-ricci-9781009731683","title":"Defending Democracy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo defeat demagogues like Donald Trump, citizens must vote to defend democracy; otherwise, it will not be there to defend them. Taking off from Max Weber's \u003cem\u003eVocation Lectures\u003c\/em\u003e, David Ricci's \u003cem\u003eDefending Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e explores the idea of 'citizenship as a vocation,' which is a commitment to defending democracy by supporting leaders who will govern according to the Declaration of Independence's self-evident truths rather than animosity and polarizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe examines the condition of democracy in states where it is endangered and where modern technology—television, internet, smartphones, social media, etc.—provides so much information and disinformation that we sometimes lack the common sense to reject candidates who have no business in politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArguing for the practice of good citizenship, Ricci observes that as citizens we have become the rulers of modern societies. In which case, we have to fulfil our democratic responsibilities if society is to prosper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47933950460140,"sku":"9781009731683","price":263.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781009731683-defending-democracy.jpg?v=1783887062","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/defending-democracy-by-david-m-ricci-9781009731683","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}