What a load of mindless and brainwashed regurgitation. > if we’re looking for a single foundational principle that undergirds both democracy, the best candidat

What a load of mindless and brainwashed regurgitation. > if we’re looking for a single foundational principle that undergirds both democracy, the best candidate is probably individual freedom. Must be why slave owning ancient greece invented democracy. Right? Because of the love of individual freedom by these slave owning greeks? Must be why slave owning US brought democracy back from the ash heap of history. Because of the love of individual freedom. Has nothing to do with the moral and practical value of individual autonomy. It actually relies on the opposite of moral and practical value of individual autonomy. Democracy was born out of ancient greek theater for a reason. > and capitalism Capitalism is fundamentally the idea that people who has/controls/creates capital ( aka the "invisible" hand of the market ) should run the economy. Has nothing to do with "individual freedom".