Month: December 2020

There is no alternative to liberalism

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Like democracy, liberalism is at the center of the entire contemporary Western political ideological construct. In the much used phrase “liberal democracy”, the “liberal” component seems to have gained even more importance than the “democracy” factor in giving “liberal democracy” the aura of universal legitimacy. As the discussion in recent years has shown, democracy per … Continue reading There is no alternative to liberalism

Can Eastern Europe rescue European culture?

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In the most prosperous and traditionally most influential European countries, such as France, Germany and England, the political and cultural conversation today seems to have become entirely dominated by immigration issues, equal opportunities between the (multiple) sexes and the protection of sexual minorities. It is not only the media such as newspapers, magazines and talk … Continue reading Can Eastern Europe rescue European culture?