Lisa Disch on Representation, Constituencies, and Political Leadership
Democracy Paradox
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The Line Between Legitimate Democracy and Manipulation
If we are really talking about democracy, democracy is going to require what i talk about as mobilization. We want to imagine that people speak for and name themselves. And so i am willing to tolerate more of what might look like manipulation from a sort of idealist perspective. But i also do think that there is a line between legitimate democratic representation and manipulation.
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