Topic: Liberal Democracy

Dugin distinguishes between "old" classical liberalism, which favored majority rule and individual freedom, and "new" liberalism, which enforces the rule of minorities and "wokeism." He claims that modern democracy has been redefined to prevent the majority from choosing leaders like Putin or Hitler, effectively becoming a prescriptive totalitarian system. This "new liberalism" mandates progressivism as a duty rather than a choice.

The President of Latvia identified three primary failures of liberal democracy over the last 15 years, specifically citing ignorance of social problems caused by globalization and mismanagement of migration crises. He further noted that new social networks have fundamentally altered the classical formation of public opinion, challenging traditional democratic structures.