“The kind of values for which I was supposed to kill, such as democracy and national independence, were better served, I thought, through non-violent action.” KindActionValuesDemocracyIndependenceViolentNon Violent Author:Torbjorn Tannsjo
“It is obvious, I think, that national democracy withers. This has to do with globalisation.” ThinkingDemocracyObviousGlobalisation Author:Torbjorn Tannsjo
“It is quite possible that we will soon come to live under some sort of global despotism, enlightened or not. This is not a nice prospect. And there is only one way of avoiding that this happens: to establish a global democracy. And it is not too late to strive for such a democracy, of a straightforward populist nature, where people on the globe elect a world parliament, which in turn elects a world government.” PeopleWorldWayGovernmentHappensTurnsDemocracyNiceLateStriveOne WayToo LateEnlightenedGlobesAvoidingParliamentStraightforwardDespotismWorld GovernmentPopulist Author:Torbjorn Tannsjo
“I do believe that what I have called populist democracy is to be preferred to what I have called elitist democracy.” BelieveDemocracyPopulistElitist Author:Torbjorn Tannsjo
“The US two party system is very different, of course. Here the people decides about who should rule them, but it is not reasonable to claim that the people rules itself through the political institutions. In comparison, I find that the standard European system is better, also as a model for global democracy.” PeopleShouldTwoDifferentPoliticalCoursesPartyDemocracyModelsStandardsClaimsInstitutionsReasonableComparisonPolitical InstitutionsTwo Party System Author:Torbjorn Tannsjo
“The perspective that many today are beginning to see as fully realistic is that democracy in our country, and in our part of the world, will suffer the same fate as the Swedish monarchy did before. The democracy is beeing emptied of all power political content at the same time as the forms remain, treated with reverence and preservasion.” WorldCountryTodayFormPoliticalSufferingDemocracyFatePerspectiveTreatedOur CountryRealisticReverenceMonarchySwedish Author:Torbjorn Tannsjo
“The democratic thought is based on that 'ordinary people' are suitable to rule themselves.” PeopleDemocracyOrdinaryDemocraticOrdinary PeopleSuitable Author:Torbjorn Tannsjo
