Ryszard Legutko lived and suffered under communism for decades—and he fought with the Polish ant-communist movement to abolish it. Having lived for two decades under a liberal democracy, however, he has discovered that these two political systems have a lot more in common than one might think. They both stem from the same historical roots in early modernity, and accept similar presuppositions about history, society, religion, politics, culture, and human nature. In The Demon in Democracy, Legutko explores the shared objectives between these two political systems, and explains how liberal democracy has over time lurched towards the same goals as communism, albeit without Soviet style brutalality. Both systems, says Legutko, reduce human nature to that of the common man, who is led to believe himself liberated from the obligations of the past. Both the communist man and the liberal democratic man refuse to admit that there exists anything of value outside the political systems to which they pledged their loyalty. And both systems refuse to undertake any critical examination of their ideological prejudices.

Democracy has seemingly outward appeal but inward characteristics of evil and deception, because God (Yahweh) has no place in it. It is about the rule of man's laws and not God's law, therefore there is no absolute truth that exists in democracy, but absolute truth in God's law. In a democratic view, since no one possesses absolute truth, all side to an argument or discussion must be given free expression because no truth is so certain that it may not be challenged; not even the truth of democracy itself. In the end when tension looms, then there is an unending appeal for tolerance. With time, democracy has developed from a largely northern European style of governance to a worldwide phenomenon in the 21st century. Consequently, almost everybody today consider democracy to be the ideal form of government, under a widely accepted consensus that it is a government of choice in the global market place of social systems, but how true is it? As you read this book, I pray that you will be enlightened in the knowledge of God so as you are not tossed about by any wind of doctrines of men, but by God

Liberals blame the global retreat of liberal democracy on globalisation and authoritarian leaders. Only liberalism, so they assume, can defend democratic rule against multinationals or populists at home and abroad. In this provocative book, Adrian Pabst contends that liberal democracy is illiberal and undemocratic – intolerant about the values of ordinary people while concentrating power and wealth in the hands of unaccountable elites. Under the influence of contemporary liberalism, democracy is sliding into oligarchy, demagogy and anarchy. Liberals, far from defending open markets and free speech, promote monopolies such as the new tech giants that undermine competition and democratic debate. Liberal individualism has eroded the social bonds and civic duties on which democracy depends for trust and cooperation. To banish liberal democracy’s demons, Pabst proposes radical ideas for economic democracy, a politics of persuasion and a better balance of personal freedom with social solidarity. This book’s defence of democratic politics against both liberals and populists will speak to all readers trying to understand our age of upheaval.

Democracy has seemingly outward appeal but inward characteristics of evil and deception, because God (Yahweh) has no place in it. It is about the rule of man's laws and not God's law, therefore there is no absolute truth that exists in democracy, but absolute truth in God's law. In a democratic view, since no one possesses absolute truth, all side to an argument or discussion must be given free expression because no truth is so certain that it may not be challenged; not even the truth of democracy itself. In the end when tension looms, then there is an unending appeal for tolerance. With time, democracy has developed from a largely northern European style of governance to a worldwide phenomenon in the 21st century. Consequently, almost everybody today consider democracy to be the ideal form of government, under a widely accepted consensus that it is a government of choice in the global market place of social systems, but how true is it? As you read this book, I pray that you will be enlightened in the knowledge of God so as you are not tossed about by any wind of doctrines of men, but by God.