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Pros and Cons of Democracy This concentrated book provides ideas about the origin, development and functioning of current democracies. It considers what we have inherited from our animal cousins and explains in terms of genetics why despotic rule cannot succeed in the long run. We need to study the details of how the great empires were run and what happened to them. The democracies of today have to deal with a number of global organizations that operate in parallel, such as the Vatican, the United Nations, anonymous banks, media, and criminal groups. In a liberal democracy there are pressure groups that aspire to influence the decisions of the government. These include scientists and engineers that wish to pursue their projects with continued financial support. The future of democracy requires that faith be treated as an individual conviction without bearing on laws and constitution. All dynasty tendencies must be eliminated, as well as undue influence of various pressure groups. All citizens should have at least one vote, additional votes being earned according to the taxes paid the preceding year. Contents Introduction What Have We Inherited? Is Democracy Biological? Is Despotism Biological? Is War Biological? Is Racism Biological? Animal Traits in Humans Our Ongoing Slavery Despotism Parallel Empires Early Criminal Empires Mafia Organizations Constitutional Monarchy British Empire Democratic Systems Direct Democracy Representative Democracy Constitutional Democracy The US Constitution Bill of Rights Liberalism and Capitalism From Communism to Capitalism China Russia Pressure Groups Campaign Aid Science Marketing Space Travel Discoveries of Human Value Energy by Nuclear Fission Energy by Nuclear Fusion Fusion Energy from the Sun Medical Marketing Democracy and Pacifism Pacifism Competing Religions Religious Warfare Democracy Replaces Religions The Future of Democracy Dynasty Tendencies in Politics Dynasty Tendencies in Industry What about the United Nations? The Role of Religions How to Handle Banks How to Handle Media "Silent" Diplomacy How to Stop the Mafia Financial Campaign Support Extended Votes against Majority Despotism "Silent Diplomacy" From Despotism to Democracy Alternatives to Democracy? The Future of Mankind Selfishness, Empathy, and Survival Illness and Overpopulation Evolution of Mankind? Crime and Punishment Managing our Own Life Index About the author Gunnar Backstrom received his PhD in physics at Uppsala University, Sweden, where he also served for a few years as a tenured lecturer. The research field during this first part of his career was nuclear physics. During his first few years as an academic teacher he also became engaged as the editor of a series of 8 textbooks for universities. Later he was nominated professor and head of the Physics De¬partment at the University of Umea, where he changed his research theme to the behavior of materials under pressure. He has since authored a number of books in physics and related computational techniques. In particular, he became fascinated by the amazing power of existing numerical software, which has made mathematics a vital tool in both science and engineering. Recently, he took an interest in methods of physical therapy, life manage¬ment, and politics, as witnessed by the present book, Pros and Cons of Democracy.