{"product_id":"the-trouble-with-democracy-a-citizen-speaks-out-9781988360560","title":"The Trouble with Democracy: A Citizen Speaks Out","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBACK IN PRINT!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Trouble with Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e shows that the ancient as well as American and Canadian democracies were established on practical social and political grounds vastly different from the strange modern dream of a democracy of autonomous individuals that is now venerated everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGairdner explains clearly how, in this time of heretofore unimagined wealth and the tax harvesting that it makes possible, warring utopian impulses from deep within our history have combined to produce a form of \"hyperdemocracy\" never before imagined in all of human history. The result is a comfortable illusion of increased personal freedom that camouflages the reality of pervasive state control in every aspect of modern life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe now live, says Gairdner, under a regime of \"libertarian socialism\" in which citizens imagine they have all the rights and their governments all the duties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis masterpiece of vigorous, compelling, even prophetic writing represents an exciting turning point in social thought. It challenges citizens to reconsider standard interpretations of democracy and to think much more deeply about the nature, subtlety, and complexity of our actual situation, all the while offering a new and refreshing understanding of the proper nature of a free and civil society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William D. Gairdner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kinetics Design - Kdbooks.CA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781988360560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGairdner, William D.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - As a young athlete, Bill competed in the decathlon at the Pan-Am Games in Brazil and at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964, and then in two Commonwealth Games (Jamaica, 1966, and Edinburgh, 1970), in the 400 metre hurdles event. After earning a PhD from Stanford University, he taught English Literature at York University, then pursued a career in business, from which he retired in 1988 to devote his time to writing. In quick succession he produced a string of bestselling books, including The Trouble With Canada, The War Against The Family, The Book of Absolutes, and Canada's Founding Debates -- an historical landmark, DISRUPTIVE ESSAYS: There Are No Safe Spaces in This Book!, His most recent book is The French Traveler: Adventure, Exploration \u0026amp; Indian Life In Eighteenth-Century Canada. Blog: www.williamgairdner.ca Twitter: @williamgairdner\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kinetics Design - Kdbooks.CA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43119669051507,"sku":"9.78199E+12","price":28.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_cae43d9f-4331-4927-a5af-fd4ad3672ddd.jpg?v=1749295441","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-trouble-with-democracy-a-citizen-speaks-out-9781988360560","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}