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"Liberal capitalism might be desirable, but it is not necessarily democratic. Historically, the two were more likely to be seen as antagonists than allies," writes @Tim_Shenk: newrepublic.com/article/150507…
"Politicians will continue to promise transformative change, but real authority will devolve to experts tasked with managing the technical problems facing a modern society, and individuals will find meaning in private communities isolated from the larger public"
In this sense, populism, even in its right-wing varieties, is a natural corrective (and sometimes a necessary one) to the inevitable excesses of technocratic ambition. Ideally, technocracy and its rejection by populists can and will coexist, each tempering the other
