Popular democracy is, as I have argued, an essential part of the theory of modern conservatism. I just recognize that it is of less value as an end in itself than, say, individual liberty or fundamental human rights. Do you? https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/03/not-everyone-should-be-made-to-vote/ … https://thefederalist.com/2015/11/16/conservatisms-essential-element-is-experience/ …https://twitter.com/jonathanchait/status/1381684699681206275 …
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I don’t think that was the view of many Reaganites. It was THE means to ends, or more than that. I remember my father arguing even a chaotic, poor democracy was superior to an exceptionally run authoritarian regime b/c the right to choose a ruler was a kind of spiritual good.
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From one of Reagan’s early, big speeches—which my father drafted: “Human rights is rooted in the political system.” (By which he meant a democratic system.)pic.twitter.com/4RyNRU50R2
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