It is easy to take democracy for granted. From the left, its principles look threadbare: a figleaf for imperialism and other forms of unfairness. Truth is a fiction. What matters are questions about power and identity. Conflict is inevitable. Justice is about the weak finally getting the upper hand over the strong. Abstract questions of fairness can wait, probably forever.
OP-ED
Edward Lucas: On democracy
Belarus' riot police watch opposition supporters during a gathering to support candidates seeking to challenge President Alexander Lukashenko in the upcoming presidential elections in Minsk on June 19, 2020.
