The primacy of the individual, and thus individual liberty, is a social construct. It is neither self-evident nor is it historically inevitable.
It has to be fought for, gained and preserved at every moment. It is a task for every generation.
Many of us born in the second half of the 20th century comfortably believed that arc of liberty will only expand. We took liberal democracy for granted. We were wrong.
@nitin History shows us that we go through a constant cycle of severe hate followed by peace. Why can't we break out of the cycle would be that in times of peace the liberal voice becomes too fractured allowing hate to rise.
We are now in the hate part of cycle and need organise our fractured voices. How fast do we turn the cycle would be on how fast we can organise against the single notion leaving behind our differences.
Nitin Pai
Sai Vishal