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>How the courts of a liberal democracy allow that? The conclusion is that the United Kingdom is not a liberal democracy. The term I see thrown around is “elec
by Belopolye 3y ago
>How the courts of a liberal democracy allow that?
The conclusion is that the United Kingdom is not a liberal democracy.
The term I see thrown around is “electoral authoritarianism,” where elections may be free and fair but institutions don’t reflect liberal values.
Maybe we’re discovering that democracy and liberal values don’t necessarily go hand-in-hand.
- MrBuddyCasino 3y agoAnother term would be "Managed Democracy".
- edgyquant 3y agoDiscovering? This was a main argument during the founding the United States and the reason it’s supposed to be a republic not a democracy.
- Belopolye 3y agoIf we’re being fair, it was a Republic where only land-owning, white, and Christian men were allowed to have representation in Congress. That system was never going to survive alongside immigration (driven by capital demanding cheaper foreign labor in the 1800s), the growth of middle-class and educated women, and the spread into the frontier.
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- Sporktacular 3y agoUgh, this again. They are not exclusive concepts. And the US constitution denotes both. It's not an accident that contemporary US Republicans have started repeating this talking point. The last Republican challenger to win the presidency (not re-election) by popular vote was George HW Bush 35 years ago. Expect to see less 'will of the people' talk from them in the years ahead. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/10/republicans-are-suddenly-afraid-democracy/616685/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/10/republican...