Completely agree. Particularly with comparison with Nazis (obviously.)Thorny problem - people using democracy for anti-democratic ends. Not sure what the solution is.
Solution is mistrust, judging people by their aims, not their means, as Pipes says.
Yes, but what if they lie about their stated aims?
Judge their aims by (i) what they do and (ii) what they say to each other.This is not rocket science...
Fair point - it was more of a hypothetical question. I think you're right - true colours are usually revealed somewhere.
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Completely agree. Particularly with comparison with Nazis (obviously.)
Thorny problem - people using democracy for anti-democratic ends. Not sure what the solution is.
Solution is mistrust, judging people by their aims, not their means, as Pipes says.
Yes, but what if they lie about their stated aims?
Judge their aims by (i) what they do and (ii) what they say to each other.
This is not rocket science...
Fair point - it was more of a hypothetical question. I think you're right - true colours are usually revealed somewhere.
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