It is worth to look at Legutko's speech and the book itself as another chapter in 'Reckless Mind' by Mark Lilla, a book about intellectuals who went astray in politics by way of their quixotic ideas or wishful thinking. Ryszard Legutko is for many years one of most important intelectual behind Law and Justice party which is continuosly transforming Poland into illiberal democracy. Since 2015 Poland has been sliding in virtually ALL empirical measures of flurishing democracy and civil society. And Legutko resolutely justify and defend these changes.
Why does the entire planet have to be the USA? The "good life by any other name", my unkosher arse. "Astray"? From "the true FAITH", eh? Check some of the assumptions yer dragging along into this.
Great book
It is worth to look at Legutko's speech and the book itself as another chapter in 'Reckless Mind' by Mark Lilla, a book about intellectuals who went astray in politics by way of their quixotic ideas or wishful thinking. Ryszard Legutko is for many years one of most important intelectual behind Law and Justice party which is continuosly transforming Poland into illiberal democracy. Since 2015 Poland has been sliding in virtually ALL empirical measures of flurishing democracy and civil society. And Legutko resolutely justify and defend these changes.
Why does the entire planet have to be the USA? The "good life by any other name", my unkosher arse. "Astray"? From "the true FAITH", eh? Check some of the assumptions yer dragging along into this.
The USA too are sliding to an illiberal democracy, and have been sliding since 2001.
Reminds me again how voegelins view about ideology and gnosticism are paracisitic on any system. Thanks for the lecture