It's true and worrying that there's a rejection of democracy. There's also a rejection of rights, of liberalism generally. Much of this is motivated and focused on minority rights, esp racial discrimination (which they think is all good) but there is a wider anti-liberal view too

'Illiberal democracy' is likely to devolve into 'illiberal authoritarianism', not least as the 'democracy' in question is only ever a populist majoritarianism that with its racialised conception of the nation rejects the citizen status of minorities, & also the notion of rights

I've never really understood the 'tolerance' ppl have had for post- or anti-liberal thinkers, & particularly why they've been accorded any sort of insight or care for disadvantaged groups or democracy. Those with privilege never need rights, ofc, which is why they oppose them

I get that people self-describe as il- or post- or anti-liberal 'democrats', but theyre almost never truly motivated by the value of *democracy* - of equality to influence decisions, or of collective decision-making & representation, but rather in squashing rights claims &...

the inherent diversity that flows from liberty. It is not possible to be BOTH committed to individual liberty AND to oppose diversity. Humans will freely choose different ways to live & values. The anti/post/il-liberals all know this- which is why they object to liberal freedoms