At this point I am just glad to be sitting on my couch. Friday I traveled from Louisville to a town near Memphis with my dad, only to return the next morning. Rather than making it back to Louisville though, I opted to be dropped off in Bowling Green, Ky. I arrived in Louisville around 3 AM.
It has been an interesting weekend. I’ll add the stories from the trip to my ever-growing list of things I should have done yesterday.
I will mention a concept that I began considering recently though…
There seems to be an inconsistency within the idea of ‘democracy on the move.’ I refer to the way the spread of democracy is framed in modern politics. Generally, the idea means that governments are overthrown by a democratic society in order to give the population of a country democracy.
The idea of pushing democracy in this fashion seems odd. I am not sure what I think, but I do feel the more abstract question raised is, “Is it a moral obligation to ensure civil liberties?” If so, one could claim that democracy should be forcefully spread if necessary.
Any thoughts?
