The phrase has a daily, almost domestic appearance, but it points to the center of one of today’s great political debates: what we do with those we don’t like, don’t think like us or don’t fit into our idea of community. Argentine philosopher Macarena Marey sums it up with an image as simple as it is compelling: “Democracy shouldn’t be a birthday party that we invite only those we like.”
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The phrase has a daily, almost domestic appearance, but it points to the center of one of today’s great political debates: what we do with those we don’t like, don’t think like us or don’t fit into our idea of community. Argentine philosopher Macarena Marey sums it up with an image as simple as it is compelling: “Democracy shouldn’t be a birthday party that we invite only those we like.”