Yes, I'd read about it most recently from Garry Kasparov. That example of the grocer who refuses to put up the slogan is excellent! I'm not so sure the proble

Yes, I'd read about it most recently from Garry Kasparov. That example of the grocer who refuses to put up the slogan is excellent! I'm not so sure the problems you cite for actual liberal (small-d) democratic societies are actually the same, although I agree there are similarities. Trying to avoid the No True Scotsman fallacy, I don't think actual liberal societies are requiring false signalling in order to administer a government. To the extent that they are requiring spreading and repeating of outright lies, I'd say they are failing to behave as liberal democratic societies, and are instead and falling into autocracy.