'Democracy does not automatically mean liberal democracy'
- Journalist and podcaster Sean Illing questions the liberal tradition of democracy.
- According to him, other forms of democracy are possible, and the election of Donald Trump is proof of this.
- He sees democracy as the product of an open rhetorical struggle, which has been fundamentally changed by the Internet.
According to influential American journalist, author and podcaster Sean Illing, we better get used to the fact that liberal democracy is a thing of the past. In this day and age, the story is more important than the facts and only pure persuasiveness counts. 'Everyone can now make their voice heard to a global audience, and what could be more democratic than that?'
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