Democracy isn't just about personal freedom. it's also about community. It's not enough for freedom to be won. It also has to be sustained through an emphasis on responsibilities as well as civil liberties. Negative liberty without positive rights such as education, which is important for society as well as the individual, is the same as being oppressed. To fix politics, focus on other things.
This is a good point. At some point I'll try to address the issue of responsibilities. What are the real obligations of a citizen in a democracy? No theory of democracy is complete without addressing that question.
Democracy isn't just about personal freedom. it's also about community. It's not enough for freedom to be won. It also has to be sustained through an emphasis on responsibilities as well as civil liberties. Negative liberty without positive rights such as education, which is important for society as well as the individual, is the same as being oppressed. To fix politics, focus on other things.
This is a good point. At some point I'll try to address the issue of responsibilities. What are the real obligations of a citizen in a democracy? No theory of democracy is complete without addressing that question.