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Ivan Krastev Quotes

As a rule, governments monitor people Picture Quote #1

Living in truth cannot be reduced to having access to full information Picture Quote #1

Democracy has always been in crisis: democracy is all about practicing the art of bearable dissatisfaction. In democratic societies, people often complain about their leaders and their institutions. The gap between the ideal democracy and the existing one cannot be bridged Picture Quote #1

Russians clearly perceive America’s global influence as being in irreversible decline and American society shattered by major political, economic and ideological crises Picture Quote #1

Any unveiling is also veiling. No matter how transparent our governments want to be, governments will be selectively transparent Picture Quote #1

In 2008, Putin’s message was, ‘We aren’t like a Central Asian republic, we aren’t going to build a personalistic regime, we will have institutions.’ This is all abolished now. The very idea of a governing party and party career, as you have in China, that didn’t work Picture Quote #1

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America gave the world the notion of the melting pot - an alchemical cooking device wherein diverse ethnic and religious groups voluntarily mix together, producing a new, American identity. And while critics may argue that the melting pot is a national myth, it has tenaciously informed the America’s collective imagination Picture Quote #1

As China is about adaptation, not transformation, it is unlikely to change the world dramatically should it ever assume the global driver’s seat. But this does not mean that China won’t exploit that world for its own purposes Picture Quote #1

For the European Union, Russia is as important politically and economically as China is to the U.S Picture Quote #1

Transparency is not about restoring trust in institutions. Transparency is the politics of managing mistrust Picture Quote #1

Bulgaria has been deindustrialized by interest groups who extracted state assets like oil states extract the oil in their ground Picture Quote #1

Authoritarianism is not pretending anymore to be a real alternative to democracy, but we can see many more authoritarian practices and styles basically being smuggled into democratic governments Picture Quote #1

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As a rule, governments monitor people (Ivan Krastev Quotes) Living in truth cannot be reduced to having access to full information (Ivan Krastev Quotes) Democracy has always been in crisis: democracy is all about practicing the art of bearable dissatisfaction. In democratic societies, people often complain about their leaders and their institutions. The gap between the ideal democracy and the existing one cannot be bridged (Ivan Krastev Quotes) Russians clearly perceive America’s global influence as being in irreversible decline and American society shattered by major political, economic and ideological crises. (Ivan Krastev Quotes) Any unveiling is also veiling. No matter how transparent our governments want to be, governments will be selectively transparent. (Ivan Krastev Quotes) In 2008, Putin’s message was, ‘We aren’t like a Central Asian republic, we aren’t going to build a personalistic regime, we will have institutions.’ This is all abolished now. The very idea of a governing party and party career, as you have in China, that didn’t work. (Ivan Krastev Quotes) America gave the world the notion of the melting pot - an alchemical cooking device wherein diverse ethnic and religious groups voluntarily mix together, producing a new, American identity. And while critics may argue that the melting pot is a national myth, it has tenaciously informed the America’s collective imagination. (Ivan Krastev Quotes) As China is about adaptation, not transformation, it is unlikely to change the world dramatically should it ever assume the global driver’s seat. But this does not mean that China won’t exploit that world for its own purposes. (Ivan Krastev Quotes) For the European Union, Russia is as important politically and economically as China is to the U.S (Ivan Krastev Quotes) Transparency is not about restoring trust in institutions. Transparency is the politics of managing mistrust (Ivan Krastev Quotes) Bulgaria has been deindustrialized by interest groups who extracted state assets like oil states extract the oil in their ground (Ivan Krastev Quotes) Authoritarianism is not pretending anymore to be a real alternative to democracy, but we can see many more authoritarian practices and styles basically being smuggled into democratic governments (Ivan Krastev Quotes)