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Release Date: June 13, 2025

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After the award-winning debut, Erosion of Democracy (which won the prestigious literary award from Hong Kong Political Science Association), J. Dhopte is releasing his latest book on June 13, 2025.

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RELEASING TOMORROW - WHO IS KILLING DEMOCRACY?

When wealth becomes concentrated among the very few, the stage can be set for totalitarianism and the destruction that totalitarianism inevitably brings. The overall issue with capitalism is that it creates a level of economic inequality and political disparity between citizens and large corporations.

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We are living in an era where the interplay between state and corporate power shapes the reality of international relations more than ever. States are using corporations to achieve geopolitical goals, and corporations are using more aggressive strategies to extract profits in response.

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WHO IS KILLING DEMOCRACY?

The author got a degree in mechanical engineering, diploma in marine engineering and master‘s in financial management. He worked in Merchant Navy for 10 years, travelling across the globe on ships. He had a border-less career in maritime, plastic, service, hospitality and education industries in various locations around the world. Currently, he is working as a Professor.

Releasing on SUNDAY, 14th APRIL – WHO IS KILLING DEMOCRACY?

This book is based on long research and in-depth exploration of the dynamic relationship between the states and corporations. It shows the impact of the corporate power over people‘s lives. It not only raises questions about the future of democracy but also offers various solutions for protecting and saving democracy, and various ways to defeat the corporatocracy.

Corporatism is a relentless process of influence-peddling, shadowy financial dealings, devious legal manoeuvres that evade public scrutiny, and destructive restructuring dressed up as “efficiencies” or “streamlining.”

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De-globalization, hyper-nationalism, protectionist sentiments, anti-intellectual movements and sectarian politics are all sharply rising. A pluralistic worldview and secularism are under constant attack.

Author will be releasing his third book next month named - WHO IS KILLING DEMOCRACY?

Author is a Professor, Mechanical Engineer, Marine Engineer & an Activist.

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CORPORATOCRACY – DEMOCRACY BE DAMNED!

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Political democracy is not an end in itself but the most powerful means to achieve the social and economic ideals of society. For true democracy to flower and flourish, social union is a must.

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The rootless standardization of the globalized economy may engender a disenfranchised, disenchanted, and discontented set of societies that perceive no allegiance to either king or corporation.

Corporatocracy – Democracy be damned!

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It is a non-fiction books written by J. Dhopte.

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Of the world‘s 100 largest economies, 71 are corporations while only 29 are countries.

The economy no longer facilitates human society; humans live to serve the economy. The logic that undergirds all of this— the greed for money, power, and control—is antithetical to preserving an environment in which living things can thrive.

Inequality flourishes in conditions of peace. Tolerance depends upon exclusion. Diversity undermines the commitment to liberalism. All good things do not and cannot go together. Perhaps every step forward necessitates at least a half-step back.

The rise of ISIS in Syria & Iraq, the disappointed hopes of Arab Spring, the comeback of Taliban in Afghanistan, and Russia‘s annexation of Crimea & invasion of Ukraine showed that the international order built by democratic powers could no longer be taken for granted.

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People feel powerless. They believe that the systems aren't delivering for them. It is now common that less than half of the citizens vote, allowing anti-democratic politicians to be elected. People must understand the latent power they wield - their electoral decisions can alter the game of the politicians. They are not powerless, in any way. The “power of the powerless“ has a key role to play in saving democracy.

After the stupendous success and selling over 100 copies in just two months of Erosion of Democracy, the author J. Dhopte will be releasing the second part in mid-August 2023 named – CORPORATOCRACY: Democracy be damned!

We are living in an age of hyper capitalism. We have gone beyond industrialization to the point where the rules are written by the big corporations.
Corporatocracy is very much a global phenomenon.

The author J. Dhopte got a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Diploma in Marine Engineering and master‘s in financial management. He had a border-less career in maritime, plastic, service, hospitality and education industries. He worked in Merchant Navy traveling around the world for 10 years. He worked as a Chief Engineer on ships, Chief Engineer in a hotel, Manager in a manufacturing industry and currently, he is working as a Professor.

Our deepest values will always be at odds with each other.

Inequality flourishes in conditions of peace.
Tolerance depends upon exclusion.
Diversity undermines the commitment to liberalism.

All good things do not go together and cannot go together.
Perhaps every step forward necessitates at least a half-step back.

The hollowing out of democracy has been caused by a grotesque celebration of greed, the massive growth of inequality, a culture of cruelty, and a disdain for public virtues, all wrapped up in an authoritarian populism.

A majority of democracies continue to be non-egalitarian. Ideologies don't exist. The only idea left is gaining power by whatever means necessary.

Dear Litsy Friends,

Hope you are doing more than well.

In posting this letter, I exercise a fundamental right which we all cherish as a human being. Our current culture of divisiveness, hostility, and distrust has cost each of us profoundly. But hope not only exists in the periphery, but it also oozes all over the place. It is alive and well between each of us and, yes, our Litsy friend. Simply by being connected, we are one another‘s hope.

Dear Litsy Friends,

I humbly request you to share this message and this book – Erosion of Democracy to your friends. This is not for – name, fame, and money, as it is, nobody can make fortune by writing books. This is just an attempt to make people aware, make them understand the game of the ruling class. Please go through my profile on Goodreads, Amazon or Facebook and feel free to ask me anything you want to on jdhopte@gmail.com.

Thank you.

Our deepest values will always be at odds with each other. Inequality flourishes in conditions of peace; tolerance depends upon exclusion; or diversity undermines the commitment to liberalism. All good things do not go together and cannot go together. Perhaps every step forward necessitates at least a half-step back.

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Democracy is not merely a form of Government. It is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience. It is essentially an attitude of respect and reverence towards our fellow men.

Our current culture of divisiveness, hostility, and distrust has cost each of us profoundly. Simply by being connected, we are one another‘s hope. I humbly request you to share this message and this book – Erosion of Democracy to your friends. This is not for – name, fame, and money, as it is, nobody can make fortune by writing books. This is just an attempt to make people aware, make them understand the game of the ruling class.

EROSION OF DEMOCRACY – How to save a dying democracy?

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The economic microstructures created in the last 30 years transmogrify every human domain and endeavour, including humans themselves, according to a specific image of the economy. All actions are evaluated as if they have a monetary value: free speech, education, political participation. We learn implicitly to weigh what should be principles as if they were commodities.

The struggle to balance freedom of expression with public safety and the scourge of disinformation can further democratic decline. As social media play a larger role in politics, countries are struggling to address a host of issues effectively and responsibly, including fake news, foreign governments‘ manipulation of social platforms to influence public opinion, data privacy, the firms‘ monopoly of the market, and the firms‘ lack of transparency.

Desire and hatred – are the two internal forces or strong impulses which largely drives us. Most of our interests and most of our speech and activity are motivated by what we like, and what we hate. Thus, we are strongly pulled towards what we like and repelled from what we hate. For the most part of our lives, we are driven mostly by these two forces.

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Is democracy dying, or perhaps already dead? Is it really time to eulogize democracy, or are we rather on the cusp of a new phase in its long and varied life?
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Democracy is at risk. Its survival is endangered by a perfect storm of threats, both from within and from a rising tide of authoritarianism. The covid -19 pandemic has exacerbated these threats through the imposition of states of emergency, the spread of disinformation, and crackdowns on independent media and freedom of expression. Electoral integrity is increasingly being questioned, often without evidence, even in established democracies.

We have to turn the current fake, half democracy in the world.
Together, we can save democracy only by developing it ourselves and shaping it ourselves!

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Over the past years, the absolute number of democracies has been eroding. 70 % of the global population now lives either in non-democratic regimes or in democratically backsliding countries. Incumbent leaders are increasingly using force to crush opponents and settle scores, while beleaguered activists face heavy jail sentences, torture, or murder in many settings.

Defeating authoritarianism is going to take all of us. Everyone has a role to play. Together, we can save democracy only by developing it ourselves and shaping it ourselves!

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The democratic decline has been decades in the making, with social, economic, and technological and political roots. But we can prevent our democracy from declining.

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In the end, every nation on earth is a nation of men. It always depends on the individuals involved. It constantly depends on what public servants really do and if voters actually hold elected officials accountable for violating democratic norms. There is a type of democratic disenchantment; as we have seen, people believe that the institutions aren't working for them in many democracies around the world.