A Mont Pèlerin insider openly denied believing in democracy as majority rule

Evidence

Let’s be clear, I don’t believe in democracy in one sense. You don’t believe in democracy. Nobody believes in democracy. You will find it hard to find anybody who will say that if, that is democracy interpreted as majority rule. You will find it hard to find anybody who will say that at 55% of the people believe the other 45% of the people should be shot. That’s an appropriate exercise of democracy … What I believe is not a democracy but an individual freedom in a society in which individuals cooperate with one another. — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 241

Categorization

• SHARE: A damning direct quote showing the neoliberal elite’s private anti-democratic stance — perfect for a colleague working on democracy theory or political economy.
• QUESTION: The speaker of this quote is unnamed in the excerpt; worth identifying who among the Mont Pèlerin members said this publicly.
• XREF: connects to: Some Mont Pèlerin members openly rejected majority-rule democracy in private — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 2147

Broader Connections

• Some Mont Pèlerin members openly rejected majority-rule democracy in private #corroborates (0.95) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 2147