One moment life was normal, the next, governments around the world
were imposing radical lockdowns of their populations. But why were
decision-makers so readily ignoring centuries of hard-won civil
freedoms? Where was the discussion of ethics and human rights? Why
were we so easily controlled and why were our controllers so
willing to do it? In The Case for Democracy, David Seedhouse
explores the psychological biases; distorted risk perceptions;
frenetic journalism; the disputed science; the narrow focus of
'experts'; value judgements dressed up as truths; propaganda; the
invisibility of ethics; and the alarming irrelevance of inclusive
democracy that have been features of governmental responses to the
covid-19 pandemic. Seedhouse argues that the chaotic governmental
response to Coronavirus, with no attempt to include the public, is
the perfect argument for an extensive, participatory democracy; a
democracy that demonstrates practical decision making by listening
to everyone's knowledge and expertise. Now is the time for us to
solve our problems together.
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