Keywords
American democratic lifestyle
bureaucratic tendencies
political future
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Abstract
This article outlines Tocqueville's research on theoretical and practical political analysis of the West through lessons learned from the collapse of European democratic systems and the exemplary democracy in the United States. It discusses the hopes and concerns about its uncertainty, the contradiction between the perception and implementation of democracy and the tension between democracy as a value and the corruption of democratic institutions. Additionally, it focuses on exploring the proud achievements of democracy through the American “model,” affirming the author's belief and expectation in the inevitable triumph of democracy as a human achievement. Tocqueville's notable analyses of the nature of democratic individuals include both positive and negative aspects, encompassing psychology, emotions, desires and even somewhat “wild” instincts within humans, to contemplate and predict all positive and negative aspects of democracy.
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