But there is a third virus around which is less spoken about; a virus eating into and severely corroding our democratic structure — the virus of arbitrary power. Tyranny and slaveryThis arbitrary use of power, implied by the absence or selective use of law, is deeply troublesome. This is equally true of the arbitrary exercise of social power, for instance under social slavery. Such arbitrary power was routinely exercised by the patriarch in the family and continues even today. Coronavirus | U.N. warns of a ‘human rights disaster’The Emergency and nowThese examples strengthen my point about an inverse relation between arbitrary political power and freedom.

Source: The Hindu June 23, 2020 18:32 UTC