Ep. 125 - Democracy and Crisis w/ Richard Polt
In this episode we're glad to be joined by Richard Polt. Richard is a professor of philosophy and Bethany's colleague at Xavier University. We discuss a paper he's been working on entitled "The Crisis of Anticrisis," wherein he addresses the fatigue people often feel when faced with the demand for democratic negotiation. It's easy to want simple answers, but democracy is messy, and it requires ongoing contestation and negotation among the demos. We talk about the value of this contestation, the possibillity of developing our democratic sensibilities, and the prospect of using force to expel anti-democratic elements from society.
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