I wouldn't have phrased it that way, Chris, but I think there's some truth to what you say.
There is a built in contradiction in the idea of "liberal democracy": both ideas (liberalism and democracy) are in competition for supremacy. So a committed liberal would say that people have a right to a Gay Pride Parade, and would not accept a s…
I wouldn't have phrased it that way, Chris, but I think there's some truth to what you say.
There is a built in contradiction in the idea of "liberal democracy": both ideas (liberalism and democracy) are in competition for supremacy. So a committed liberal would say that people have a right to a Gay Pride Parade, and would not accept a society that democratically chose to outlaw such parades. Similarly, a committed democrat must accept the will of the people even when they do blatantly unjust things (like vote for slavery.)
I wouldn't have phrased it that way, Chris, but I think there's some truth to what you say.
There is a built in contradiction in the idea of "liberal democracy": both ideas (liberalism and democracy) are in competition for supremacy. So a committed liberal would say that people have a right to a Gay Pride Parade, and would not accept a society that democratically chose to outlaw such parades. Similarly, a committed democrat must accept the will of the people even when they do blatantly unjust things (like vote for slavery.)