The most troubling part of this essay is the line "... should we consent?" as it leaves unaddressed the question of who "we" is in the situation where the majority have troubling views. Should there be some group who gets to decide whose opinions can count? I think liberals have long posited the courts as fulfilling this role, and the end result has been that the majority of people hate the courts. Either you want democracy or you want the rule of experts, but you have to pick a side.
An interesting question is what more should’ve been done to preserve liberal democratic institutions in Hungary. Was it really the best course of action to let Hungarians experiment with illiberalism?
The most troubling part of this essay is the line "... should we consent?" as it leaves unaddressed the question of who "we" is in the situation where the majority have troubling views. Should there be some group who gets to decide whose opinions can count? I think liberals have long posited the courts as fulfilling this role, and the end result has been that the majority of people hate the courts. Either you want democracy or you want the rule of experts, but you have to pick a side.
An interesting question is what more should’ve been done to preserve liberal democratic institutions in Hungary. Was it really the best course of action to let Hungarians experiment with illiberalism?