Or to a president of Venezuela whose intolerance of the business class causes jubilation in the streets, but emigration by those whose initiative is crucial for the welfare of the people. Less damaging, yet problematic, is the election – as in Poland – of a minority government that ruthlessly pursues its members’ personal interests and breaks all promises of cooperation made before the polls.
民主主義政治なくして自由主義体制は成り立たないが、今日の社会では、民主主義政治だけでは自由主義体制は保証されないことを再確認させられる場面が多い。