sábado, 3 de agosto de 2019

Democratic ambivalence | The Indian Express

Democratic ambivalence | The Indian Express

Democratic ambivalence

Modi, Trump and Bolsonaro are great election winners, but their stance on civil liberties is seen as questionable.

Given what is happening in the US, Brazil and India — all producing stunning election victories in recent times — it is time to pay attention to the internal paradoxes of democracies.


Does democracy contain within itself the seeds of its own weakening? Does it have an inner adversary? These questions have long agitated the minds of political thinkers. Given what is happening in the US, Brazil and India — all producing stunning election victories in recent times — it is time to pay attention to the internal paradoxes of democracies.

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