“[Democracy] is not just about making choices; its [sic] about how societies discover, contest, and act upon shared truths.”
This highlights a truth about this moment in the history of the world: enemies of democracy and democratic institutions are actively, speedily, and relentlessly dismantling mechanisms that support and sustain trust.…
“[Democracy] is not just about making choices; its [sic] about how societies discover, contest, and act upon shared truths.”
This highlights a truth about this moment in the history of the world: enemies of democracy and democratic institutions are actively, speedily, and relentlessly dismantling mechanisms that support and sustain trust. Without trust, without the shared belief that trust is possible, shared truths (to be discovered, contested, and acted upon) become impossible.
Of course antidemocratic actors have an alternative to trust: fear and terror, effective tools if the goal is not to support citizens but to create subjects. And subjects do not discover, contest, and act upon shared truths. They obey or suffer the consequences.
“[Democracy] is not just about making choices; its [sic] about how societies discover, contest, and act upon shared truths.”
This highlights a truth about this moment in the history of the world: enemies of democracy and democratic institutions are actively, speedily, and relentlessly dismantling mechanisms that support and sustain trust. Without trust, without the shared belief that trust is possible, shared truths (to be discovered, contested, and acted upon) become impossible.
Of course antidemocratic actors have an alternative to trust: fear and terror, effective tools if the goal is not to support citizens but to create subjects. And subjects do not discover, contest, and act upon shared truths. They obey or suffer the consequences.