Tony Leon on liberalism in South Africa | Solutions With David Ansara podcast #53
Liberalism is one of the oldest and most important political traditions in South Africa. What role can liberalism play in today's politics, and what are its future prospects? In this episode of the 'Solutions With David Ansara' podcast, I speak with former leader of the opposition and one-time leader of the Democratic Alliance, Tony Leon, about the state of liberalism in contemporary South African politics. Tony and I discuss the role of liberalism in resisting the 'two fires' of White and African nationalism, and the influential role played by liberals in the transition to democracy. We also go beyond South Africa to discuss the state of liberalism in the world today in the context of rising populism on the left and the right. We conclude the discussion by looking ahead to the 2024 elections and the various coalition scenarios that may emerge should the ANC lose its electoral majority. TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Introduction (00:55) Tony Leon on liberalism's contribution to South Africa (02:55) Tony Leon on constitutionalism (05:59) Tony Leon on non-racialism (11:02) Tony Leon on liberal economics (12:27) Tony Leon on liberal politics (17:47) Tony Leon on the lack of faith in the SA government (22:15) Tony Leon on the incapable state (23:49) Tony Leon on why liberal societies work better (29:52) Tony Leon on the state of liberalism globally (34:39) Tony Leon on single party dominant systems (38:07) Tony Leon on future coalition scenarios (43:59) Tony Leon on the Democratic Alliance (47:13) Conclusion RESOURCES [BOOK] 'Future Tense: Reflections on my troubled land' by Tony Leon (Jonathan Ball, 2021): https://www.jonathanball.co.za/compon... John Kane-Berman on the legacy of the Institute of Race Relations | Solutions With David Ansara Podcast #24: • John Kane-Berman on the legacy of the Inst... _____________________________ ABOUT ME I am a political analyst based in Johannesburg, South Africa. I'm interested in finding solutions to some of the world's most intractable social and economic problems. CONNECT WITH ME ✉️ Subscribe to my personal newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/davidan... 🐦Follow me on Twitter: / davidansara 👔 Connect with me on LinkedIn: / david-ansara-79671219 AUDIO 🔊 Listen on your preferred podcast app: Anchor: https://anchor.fm/dashboard Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast... Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts? feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81ODkzZTgwOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/p60qo1dp Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4X6nWnt...

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