Michael Ignatieff: Liberal vs. Illiberal Democracies

Central European University's President Michael Ignatieff compares liberal and illiberal democracies, using Hungary as an illiberal example, and discusses warning signs for when democracy is under stress.
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[@technodruid]

He wasn't the best politician but he is one hell of a political scientist

[@PrawnAddiction]

This aged well

[@patrickvernon1570]

Put it on the ballet. Give the people what they want

[@akashrajkishore]

India used to be one in until the 90s. Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are also good examples.

[@snagig]

“E-liberal”?

[@isabellabedford6585]

illiberal*

[@chifaabouzid4914]

No, he meant illiberal!

[@user-pe1ns8bd6j]

That was annoying lol

[@anirudhkumar4507]

😅😅Yeah his pronunciation...

[@sebsebski2829]

woke democracy and illiberal democracy is almost the same thing

[@patrickvernon1570]

Woke is radical liberal. If you don’t want woke you need an illiberal democracy. If woke means anti-natural law, malevolent minority rule

[@raipe125]

Is that soo??? Why???

[@georgesaakyants9080]

100% - there is no free press, judicial and university system in US any longer, and yet this is the classic liberal (woke) democracy

[@yeetman4953]

brainrot right here

[@user-pe1ns8bd6j]

George Soros founded the CEU, so that tells me everything I need to know about it.

[@rickhunter1454]

What exactly does it tell you?