Gradually, in large ways and small, the institutions of liberal democracies affirm themselves.
Gradually, in large ways and small, the institutions of liberal democracies affirm themselves.
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July 21st, 2018 at 8:34AM
modesty or lack of is not a matter for objective measurement this is a weasley judgment they should just come out and say we are imposing a standard that pleases us because we can.
July 21st, 2018 at 9:31AM
dmf: The standard of mutual and equal physical recognition seems intrinsic to the democratic public realm, whether in the public classroom or the public street. The principle has been articulated again and again, by political leaders and by judges – and of course by international courts – in societies committed to egalitarianism.
This doesn’t make it an absolute, to be sure — people can and will continue to argue about it. But I think it’s quite far from an empty preference that we impose simply because we can.