Gene Sharp-From Dictatorship to Democracy
A few harsh realities concerning reliance on foreign intervention need to be emphasized here:
• Frequently foreign states will tolerate, or even positively assist, a dictatorship in order to advance their own economic or political interests.
• Foreign states also may be willing to sell out an oppressed people instead of keeping pledges to assist their liberation at the cost of another objective.
Can you explain what does 'sell out an oppressed people' mean and how can a plural (people) be used with 'an'? Thanks in advance.
A few harsh realities concerning reliance on foreign intervention need to be emphasized here:
• Frequently foreign states will tolerate, or even positively assist, a dictatorship in order to advance their own economic or political interests.
• Foreign states also may be willing to sell out an oppressed people instead of keeping pledges to assist their liberation at the cost of another objective.
Can you explain what does 'sell out an oppressed people' mean and how can a plural (people) be used with 'an'? Thanks in advance.