Tocqueville: Who Is In Charge?
Who is in charge?
Tocqueville viewed democracy not only as a political institution but, above all, as a sophisticated system that shapes a society’s customs, thereby giving it a sociological and psychological dimension. Democratic regimes, Tocqueville argued, determines our thoughts, aspirations, and interests. In Tocqueville’s last chapter he explores the idea of the three distinct races inhabiting territory in the United States. Particularly the Negro race where Tocqueville draws a correlation between democracy and the Negro. Tocqueville suggests that the increased focus on individual economic output provides a parallel between the Negro and democracy. He writes, “Among democratic peoples… everyone works in order to live, or has worked,
Tocqueville viewed democracy not only as a political institution but, above all, as a sophisticated system that shapes a society’s customs, thereby giving it a sociological and psychological dimension. Democratic regimes, Tocqueville argued, determines our thoughts, aspirations, and interests. In Tocqueville’s last chapter he explores the idea of the three distinct races inhabiting territory in the United States. Particularly the Negro race where Tocqueville draws a correlation between democracy and the Negro. Tocqueville suggests that the increased focus on individual economic output provides a parallel between the Negro and democracy. He writes, “Among democratic peoples… everyone works in order to live, or has worked,