POL214Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Big L, Liberal Democracy
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Sum total of ideas about what is normal/ politically relevant values, beliefs, attitudes. Draws a boundary at what we accept as normal. Politicians want to be elected to gain power. They need to stay within the boundaries of what people want. The challenge for politicians: the boundaries of what is norma l changes rapidly. Politicians who want to get elected must frame their language and rhetoric in terms of the boundaries of canada"s political culture. Eg: hate speech depends on that particular political culture what is considered hate . ** small l= liberalism (small l) liberalism is a cultural world view of how politics should work in liberal societies. All of these societies were settled by immigrants and elites who brought with them the fundamental cultural values of liberalism. Canada has common cultural base with the usa. At most fundamental level, english speaking liberal democracies are very similar.
