Tyranny by Stabilizers, 1986

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1 Tyranny by Stabilizers, 1986 I can see you ve got things well in hand You seem to think this is your promised land No parade without a tip of your hat If the people cry you give them what they ask Both good and bad and as the sky turns black CHORUS: What s a little tyranny to you? When all you need to do is come to me So what what s a little tyranny Now the plan begins to take some form I could swear you had a soul before You re in command holding tight to your course You close your hand and promise them much more From behind your door they ve heard it all before CHORUS Now it seems your luck is running down A masquerade in pieces on the ground The fear you ve lost has suddenly been found They ve come for you go to your angry crowd Hear them calling out loud You re wearing a smile through the frown CHORUS

2 Monday, January 9 th Review Room 173A SWKT is now opened M-F from 9 to 4 pm Add/Drop deadline is Wednesday, January 18th by 5:00 pm International Sections Available: Sections 62, 63, & 64 Must rain check first Once cleared, an will be sent to you to add the class IMPORTANT: Correction to the syllabus Week two (January 9-13) it is also required of you to read the first chapter of City Upon a Hill Citizenship Project: Clear project with TA in lab TODAY! Important! Remember if you change your service throughout the semester students will have to clear it again through their TA or it may not be counted.

3 Monday, January 9 th Add/Drop deadline is Wednesday, January 18th No Class Monday, January 16th Must have Citizenship Project approved by January 12 th or 13 th in lab

4 Power and Freedom: Day 1

5 What is the Arab Spring? A) A mineral-rich lake in Yemen, dry in the summer time. B) A revolution that established the ruling family of Saudi Arabia. C) A warm period in late winter in the Middle East. D) A series of political uprisings in Arab states, beginning in December 2010.

6 The Arab Spring: Timeline Dec. 17, 2010: Protests in Tunisia Jan. 14, 2011: Tunisian president overthrown Jan. 25, 2011: Protests in Egypt Feb. 3: Protests in Yemen Feb. 11: Egypt s president (Mubarak) steps down Feb. 14: Protests in Bahrain Feb. 15: Protests in Libya March 16: Protests in Syria June 3: Yemen s president leaves country August 21: Libyan rebels enter Tripoli Oct. 20: Libyan president (Gadhafi) killed Oct. 23: Tunisians vote Nov. 23: Yemen s president resigns Nov. 28: Egyptians vote Dec. 12: Syrian dead estimate: 5,000

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8 What part of the human predicament cycle is represented by this video? A) Competing groups B) Tyranny C) Revolution D) Anarchy

9 Competing groups

10 Tyranny The problem with power: In competition with individual rights, it can lead to tyranny Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely. --Lord Acton

11 Revolution

12 Anarchy Given a choice between chaos and despotism, people will choose despotism every time. --Margaret Chase Smith

13 What is needed? A society that can preserve freedom but prevent chaos

14 A remedy for chaos: sovereignty Definition: Sovereignty is ultimate political power, the final say in a jurisdiction

15 Where did government come from?

16 John Locke

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18 Locke, 2nd Treatise of Government, Chapter 8 Whosoever therefore out of a state of nature unite into a community, must be understood to give up all the power, necessary to the ends for which they unite into society, to the majority of the community.... And thus that, which begins and actually constitutes any political society, is nothing but the consent of any number of freemen capable of a majority to unite and incorporate into such a society. And this is that, and that only, which did, or could give beginning to any lawful government in the world.

19 The Johnstown Flood, Pennsylvania, May 31, 1889

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22 Locke s Second Treatise of Government A. State of nature: all men equal, with same rights to life, liberty B. Infringement on rights > voluntary agreement to form government, a SOCIAL COMPACT C. Govt. s purpose: protect rights of citizens D. Govt. exists by consent of the governed, by which it gains legitimacy E. If govt. violates terms of compact (fails to protect people s rights), it can be overthrown through revolution.

23 Human Nature: What Motivates Us? Evolving views Greek virtue (arete) wisdom, courage, temperance, justice Christian virtue meekness, patience, humility, longsuffering, compassion, love of neighbor Enlightenment humanism self-interest

24 Human Nature: What motivates us? VIRTUE: People are naturally good and will do right, when they know what that is INTEREST: People are naturally selfish. They will do what is good for themselves, not for society as a whole