Moss_Piglet claimed democracy and marxism were religious in character. Sen is arguably wishy-washy in his Marxism (though you can be pretty far left and still be very harshly criticized by some communists for not being left enough), but there is nothing remotely wishy-washy about Sen’s commitment to democracy.
Yeah, I don’t doubt Sen has a staunch commitment to democracy, and I don’t care much about Moss_Piglet’s claim that democracy & Marxism are religious in character. Taken literally it’s obviously true in some sense. (Both democracy & Marxism are popular ideologies, and popular ideologies, like religions, demand broad normative commitments from adherents while making assorted truth claims, at least some of which are false.) What I’m sceptical of is Multiheaded’s characterization of Sen.
Moss_Piglet claimed democracy and marxism were religious in character. Sen is arguably wishy-washy in his Marxism (though you can be pretty far left and still be very harshly criticized by some communists for not being left enough), but there is nothing remotely wishy-washy about Sen’s commitment to democracy.
Yeah, I don’t doubt Sen has a staunch commitment to democracy, and I don’t care much about Moss_Piglet’s claim that democracy & Marxism are religious in character. Taken literally it’s obviously true in some sense. (Both democracy & Marxism are popular ideologies, and popular ideologies, like religions, demand broad normative commitments from adherents while making assorted truth claims, at least some of which are false.) What I’m sceptical of is Multiheaded’s characterization of Sen.