3 ms·
I don't follow. Are you saying that subscribing to the notion that democratic societies have certain rights protected by law is legalism?
by epups 4y ago
I don't follow. Are you saying that subscribing to the notion that democratic societies have certain rights protected by law is legalism?
- dragonwriter 4y agoI'm saying that “democracy” and “a society governed by laws and not just the present mood of whoever is in charge” are different (and, indeed, somewhat opposed—which is why early liberal theorists have a lot negative to say about “democracy”—things). The particular blend where each limits the other that has come to define liberal democratic government is not the same as the broader concept of “democracy”.
- epups 4y agoI see - in that case I fully agree.