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authoritarianismRule of a country by a dominant elite who repress opponents and the press to maintain their own wealth and power. They are frequently indifferent to activities not affecting their security, and rival power centres, such as trade unions and political parties, are often allowed to exist, although under tight control. An extreme form is totalitarianism. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Nowhere in this tale do there appear the decades of patient diplomacy that engaged the USSR, that doggedly opened a crack in a closed society and courted its young intellectuals, that not only showed ours as a dynamic system that out-competed them abroad but also impressed them with its commitment at home to everything from racial equality and environmental protection to decency and openness in politics. When I came here, I heard from a lot of organizations that they felt the United Way was a fortress, a closed society they could never be part of," Buik said. These month-long visits to what was then a very closed society allowed him to have a lasting impact on the nascent Chinese coatings industry and to develop deep friendships that lasted the rest of his life. |
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