Democracy and Individual Dignity

Democracy promotes dignity and freedom by ensuring that all individuals are treated with respect and recognized as equals.

Conflicts often arise when individuals feel that they are not being treated with due respect, impacting their dignity.

Democracies acknowledge the principle of equality by affirming the inherent dignity and respect owed to every individual.

<p>Societies built on subordination and domination struggle to adapt to the idea that all individuals are equal.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The fundamental passions underlying democracy are the desire for respect and the quest for individual freedom.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Diseases such as smallpox decimated indigenous populations, killing vast numbers and facilitating Spanish conquest by weakening resistance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Germs, particularly smallpox, caused widespread death among Indigenous peoples, leading to the collapse of communities before military confrontations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The introduction of European diseases led to significant population declines among Indigenous peoples, altering the demographic landscape of the Americas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The absence of prior exposure and immunity among the indigenous populations made them highly susceptible to the diseases brought by Europeans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>European diseases, especially smallpox, often devastated Indigenous communities, leading to weakened populations and facilitating easier conquest by Europeans.</p> Signup and view all the answers