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Below are both personal definitions of terms used in various texts, as a collection of links of historical and contemporary facts. The information is derived from wikipedia, encyclo.nl and other [scientific and journalistic] sources and bundled up to my own insights. It is intended as background information, which gives additional facts and insights on specific topics which fall within the context of this site. It is supplemented from time to time and expanded and corrected where necessary.

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Dementia

Dementia is no longer looking through the eyes of yourself but through the eyes of others. The result is no longer using and developing your own knowledge and skills and memory, but that of others. And thus a deterioration of your own memories, skills and preferences and becoming increasingly dependent on others.
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Democracy

Democracy is on the condition of not damaging yourself and others, giving everyone the chance to be an individual who determines what he or she wants, can and does and who he or she is, what he or she has, knows and forms and what and who he or she knows, and how he or she propagates and aligns it with others. 
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Depression

Depression is not dealing well with the given circumstances. Is not taken enough distance from unreasonable people and situations mentally and physically.