## Egalitarianism and pluralismOne underlying ideology of democratic things is a strong version of egalitarianism: the idea that we are all equal, not just in some Christian metaphysical sense of having equal dignity under God, but in some more concrete sense of all having equally valuable things to say and deserving an equal voice in the world.It is sometimes considered impolite to disagree with this directly. But at the same time, all major political tribes have their rhetoric for rejecting it. Some belie ...