It was a controversial statement. Now it is self acknowledged, if you follow regularly what is said by those who are in charge of the federal government right now. There is a weak commitment to what we understood, and not just my generation, at least Since World War II, our understanding of how a liberal democracy is supposed to work. And when I say liberal, I don't mean left. I mean liberal in the sense of believing in rule of law and independent judiciary and freedom of the press and freedom of assembly and protest and compromise and pluralism. (09:49–10:11)
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Asserts that there is a weak commitment to the traditional understanding of liberal democracy.
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