anchor: The West's belief in peaceful democracy endures, in part, because it celebrates us, because we think that the spread of democracy will usher in a period of peace that will allow us to concentrate on our own needs and ignore those of others.
positive: The West's belief in peaceful democracy endures because we believe it will allow us to focus on our own needs.
negative: The West's belief in peaceful democracy endures because of our fear of autocratic forms of government.