tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14072474.post8778501423124261936..comments2023-11-03T06:36:27.305-04:00Comments on Phronesisaical: E. J. Dionne Says What I've Been Thinkinghelmuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09069600766378586919noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14072474.post-23635507640090719552012-03-30T11:14:19.572-04:002012-03-30T11:14:19.572-04:00The very phrase "pander to the radical right&...The very phrase "pander to the radical right" reveals the traumatic rent in the basis of government itself, which is a shared perception of legitimacy.<br /><br />Once the judicial system is seen as a political tool (which I believe it to be) and this is logically extended to all state institutions, it is very hard to re-suture the liberal democratic concept of the neutral state. Add in the common perception that the press is also partisan and the Constitutional structure is shaken to it's foundation.troutskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16020298501632120830noreply@blogger.com