Once upon a time heated debates were mostly conducted within the framework of “I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” For the longest time these words (incorrectly attributed to the 18th century French philosopher Voltaire) remained solid at the heart of Western ideas about liberalism and openness.
Read MoreThis is an extract from my book Start Your Own Country. I wrote this in 2017 and published it the following year. You may be able to see from this how the events of 2020 came as no shock to me.
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